Gyeonggi (around Seoul) · 의정부시
Uijeongbu: what to see and do
A northern commuter city with army-base history, a pine forest and the stew that grew out of it.
Known for
- Uijeongbu Station Park, with a piece of the Berlin Wall
- Jail Forest, a Korean pine forest (Jail-dong)
- Budae-jjigae, the army-base stew
What to do
See the Berlin Wall piece and the old US base wall at Uijeongbu Station Park, then eat budae-jjigae. Walk the forest trail at Jail in the afternoon.
Tip: Take Line 1 to Uijeongbu Station; the park is right beside exits 4 and 5.
From Seoul: Subway Line 1, about 50 min
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