Dongseoul bus terminal:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1113555
https://www.ti21.co.kr/
Everland:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1113555
https://www.ti21.co.kr/
Take the green line to Gangbyeon station. Get off and cross the road to find the intercity bus terminal. It is cheaper and the buses run more frequent than the buses from the Express bus terminal. There are eating places for all kinds of food at the station if you have to wait. Next to Gangbyeon station is a shopping mall (either right to buses or left for shopping).
(DMZ) Korean demilitarized zone Panmunjeon:
I visited here in 2007 on a exchange program tour. This is a must see historical place. It is very interesting especially the JSA (joint security area) of Panmunjeon. After touring the facility, you can see the mountains of North Korea. At the JSA you can see the soldiers from both sides standing with a simple line between the sand that separates them. If you go inside the meeting house buildings you can stand past the land and technically into the North!
I was lucky to join my middle school on the school trip to Seoul. We spent an evening and a day at everland and had a blast. It is a fun theme park with lots to do for all ages. At night they have a parade and fireworks show. There are many hostels nearby to
spend the night at.
Insadong:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264354
Hongdae:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264354
This is a must visit area of Seoul for tourists. Here you can find many local crafts and souvenirs. If you speak some Korean while shopping, they will love you even more. You can also find Starbucks written in the Korean language of Hangul! To get there travel to Anjuk Station on line 3 orange and take exit 6.
Myeongdong:
If you want to go shopping for anything, and if you want to find some western stores like HM, GAP, Forever 21, Nike, Zara or anything else you can go here. Take the light blue line 4. There are also many smaller good shops and street vendors.
This is a great place where Koreans and foreigners like to go out. You can take the subway on the Green line to Hongik University. It has the best nightlife for Seoul, and some fun clubs. I seem to remember Pappa and Mamma Gorilla are good. There is a jimjilbang close by to crash at as well that costs 9W. Go straight from the subway exit 6 to Happy Day Spa.
Herb Island:
I visited here Aug 28th. It takes a while to get to this place, but it is worth it. I took the subway (end of line 1 blue line) and then the bus like it says on the tourist info site. It has many herbal shops with soaps, candles, food, tea, plants, seeds, and many more. It was quite popular despite its remote location. I bought many herbal plants, which made it difficult to get back to the bus (have to walk 15min to the bus stop) so I hitched a ride with a friendly elderly Korean couple to Pocheon bus terminal. They had traveled to Butchard gardens and around the world and spoke very good English.
Nanta and Jump
I saw Nanata while in Korea on exchange program in 2007, and Jump with my middle school in May this year.Performances are just over an hour long. They incorporate the audience and are really engaging to watch as they are dynamic and funny.
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