Actually, there are 14 nymphs, seven visible from each side, white creatures playing musical instruments. Stunning and one of a kind, the Seonimkyo Bridge, as ...

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A place of truly grand proportions, Gyeongbok Palace (Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven) speaks to yesterday, with its backdrop of mountains, lily ponds, and curved ...

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That's Korean for dumplings, and some of the best come from street vendors. The morsels can be steamed, boiled, or fried. Fillings can include ...

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Korea remains divided, its border the most heavily armed on Earth. The demilitarized zone, a draw for travelers, extends 1.2 miles on either side ...

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Celebrated at this Seoul cultural outpost are the hot and spicy, fermented and pickled vegetables (cabbage, turnips, etc.) that show up at practically every Korean ...

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In the words of a famous American potato chip commercial: "Bet you can't eat just one." This healthy snack—tissue-thin, lacy green squares—tastes ...

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Korea is proud of its modernity. A visit to Seoul offers dazzling proof. Those in search of the ancient visit Buyeo, once the seat of ...

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The highest mountain in the T’aebaek Mountains (in the eastern reaches of Korea) is national park territory and a strictly protected biosphere reserve. It ...

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A fragrant destination, with botanic herb gardens, a restaurant that does tasty things with the on-premises edibles, accommodations, massage and aromatherapy, amphitheater performances, and a ...

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