World Cup Park (월드컵공원)

World Cup Park (월드컵공원)

- Homepage
parks.seoul.go.kr (Korean only)

Opened on May 1st, 2002, the Wolrd Cup Park was once a 15-year-old landfill that held over 92 million tons of garbage. The park is located near Seoul World Cup Stadium, and is made up of five smaller parks - Pyeonghwa (Peace) Park, Haneul (Sky) Park, Noeul (Sunset) Park, Nanjicheon Park, and Nanji Hangang Park.






* Pyeonghwa Park: Closest to Seoul World Cup Stadium, it holds a pond, garden, children’s playground, and forest. As a representative park of World Cup Park, the park was designed in hopes of peace and harmony between mankind and nature. It is often used as a picnic area and place for nature studies.






* Nanji Hangang Park: Nanji Hangang Park was developed on the banks of the Hangang River. In contrast to other Hangang River parks, Nanji Hangang Park is a water-friendly park that has a gradual slope towards the riverbank. The park consists of a camping ground, soccer field, basketball court, grass field, cruise ship port, and an area for nature studies.





* Haneul Park: Haneul Park consists of vast grassland located at the highest elevation of the five parks. The park's pasture is covered with eulalias and wild flowers in their most natural state. In addition, 30,000 butterflies of different species were introduced in 2000 to stabilize the ecosystem. Five wind-powered generators provide power to the park and the park’s maintenance office. Once a mountain of garbage, it is now a green hill with 22 lookout points offering breathtaking views of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, Bukhansan Mountain, and Hangang River. Tall trees are line the park to provide shades and serve as resting spots for visitors. As a popular spot to enjoy the sight of eulalias, the park usually remains open until late in the evening during the Eulalia Festival period.





* Noeul Park: In order to prevent the vast area of land of what was once a wasteland from becoming an unnecessary chunk of land, a nine-hole golf course was constructed in what is now known as Noeul Park. The golf course serves as an environment friendly entertainment park to visitors while stabilizing the geographical formation and has an urban park nearby that offers scenic views of the Hangang River and beautiful sunset. Located west of the golf park is Noeul Square, decorated with shrubs and flowers.






* Nanjicheon Park: Nanjicheon Park was developed from the Nanji Stream, which flowed under Haneul Park. It was once overflowing with sewage runoff from a nearby landfill, but it has since been beautifully restored into a park with clear water. The park is built to serve as a recreational spot for those with for youths, elders, and people with disabilities.

- Address : 243-60 World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul


※ Presentation Information
- Information and Guides
+82-2-300-5500

- Parking
Available

- Day Off
N/A (Open all year round)

- Operating Hours
January, February, December 7:00-18:00 / March 6:00-20:00 / April, May, September 5:30-20:00 / June July: 5:00-20:30 / August 5:30-20:30 / October 6:00-19:00 / November 6:30-19:00



- Admission Fees
Free

- Parking Fees


- Restrooms
Available

- Available Facilities

◎ Nearby Tourism Infobox

⊙ Olive Young - Mapo-gu Office Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 마포구청역)

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⊙ Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) (서울국제만화애니메이션페스티벌 (시카프))

- Homepage
www.sicaf.org

- Tel
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-6925-0095

Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF), started in 1995, is a cartoon, animation exhibition, and international animation movie festival. It has developed into a world cartoon animation festival showing the possibilities that come for the combination of cutting-edge technology, cartoon, and animation.

⊙ Seoul World Cup Stadium (서울월드컵경기장)

- Homepage
new.sisul.or.kr

- Tel
+82-2-2128-2000

Seoul World Cup Stadium, constructed for the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, stands as the largest soccer-specific stadium in Korea. Currently serving as the home ground for FC Seoul's K-League , it also hosts matches for the South Korean national soccer team. The vicinity boasts large-scale supermarkets, cinemas, sports centers, and saunas. Nearby attractions include Haneul Park and Pyeonghwa Park.

⊙ LG Best Shop [Tax Refund Shop] (LG베스트샵)

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⊙ Olive Young - Homeplus World Cup Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 홈플러스월드컵)

- Homepage
www.oliveyoung.co.kr

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⊙ ABC-Mart - World Cup Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (ABC 마트 월드컵점)

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⊙ Shinman Co.,Ltd[Korea Quality]/주식회사 신만 [한국관광 품질인증]

- Tel
+82-2-373-8880

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⊙ Football Faentasium (풋볼 팬타지움)

- Tel
+82-2-305-2002

Football Faentasium is the first soccer-themed experience museum in Korea, founded by the Korea Football Association. The museum uses the lastest in IT for exciting displays, experiences, educational lessons, and more for a facility more like a theme park than a museum. The name comes from a mix of the words fan, fantasy, museum, and stadium.

⊙ Mapo Oil Tank Culture Park (마포 문화비축기지)

- Homepage
parks.seoul.go.kr

- Tel
+82-2-376-8410

After being used as an oil tank for 41 years, the tanks were reborn into a culture space. The five tanks were transformed into performance halls, exhibition halls, and a multi-purpose pavilion, while one new tank was built to be used as an information center. In addition, the temporary parking lot turned into a culture yard where visitors can relax as well as enjoy activities or performances.



This work was created by the Korea Tourism Organization for 24 years and opened as the first type of public Nuri. You can download it for free from the Korea Tourism Organization, https://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng.kto