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[2025 Seoul Attraction] Travel Guide for Olympic Park (Updated Mar)

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The Olympic Park not only has six outdoor sports venues used during the 24th Olympic Games, but also a multi-functional park with strong cultural atmosphere, with a total area of about 1.67 million square meters. The competition field of the park is surrounded by fountains and small lakes, as well as a large lawn where folk performances can be performed. More than 200 sculptures are displayed in the lawn area. These sculptures were donated by 67 artists who participated in the International Field Sculpture Exhibition in commemoration of the 24th Olympic Games, especially the "Thumb" by Seigale (France) and the "Flowing" by Bioli (Belgium). Fountain" is striking. The park also houses the Olympic Cultural Center, which integrates education and entertainment. The center consists of two exhibition halls, space science and dinosaurs. There are replicas of various space exploration equipment and lunar rock specimens in the Space Hall, as well as the space suits of American and former Soviet astronauts; the Dinosaur Hall has 27 dynamic or static dinosaur models. Mongchon Doseong Fortress in the Olympic Park is designated as Historic Site No. 297. It is a natural hill wall built by the ancient Baekje Kingdom to prevent external attacks by taking advantage of the natural terrain.

Address:
424 Olympic-ro, Songpa District, Seoul
Recommended sightseeing time:
2 hours
Phone:
+82 2-410-1114
Ticket Price
Free entry
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