Seoul is the capital of Korea and is home to many historic sites and places of traditional culture. The shopping and entertainment districts also draw a large number of tourists every year.

Busan is Korea’s largest port city. Every year, tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country and around the world flock to the city’s many beaches.

Incheon is the second largest port city in Korea and was a major gateway for commercial and cultural exchanges in the later part of the 19th century. It is home to Incheon International Airport.

Gwangju is the birthplace of the modern democratic movement in Korea and keeps the history well preserved.

Ulsan is famous for whale watching, rocky cliffs, and beautiful beaches. Also, the city has emerged as a center of industrialization and maritime commerce.

Gyeonggi-do is home to a large variety of tourist destinations, including cultural heritage sites, theme parks, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and nature conservation sites.

Gangwon-do is blessed with beautiful mountains and clean beaches. Winter in Gangwon-do is heaven for winter sports enthusiasts, as the province gets a lot of snow.

The uniquely landlocked Chungcheongbuk-do boasts remarkable natural landscapes, including mountains, lakes and caves.

Chungcheongnam-do is a vital transportation hub and the famous Boryeong Mud Festival takes places on the beach every summer.

Jeollabuk-do is bountiful in traditional cultural heritages and historical sites. Experience the traditional culture of wearing hanbok, eating Korean food.

Jeollanam-do is home to diverse tourist destinations, from one of the world’s best-preserved reed bays to green tea fields, and many designated Slow Cities.

Gyeongsangbuk-do has long been the religious home of Korea. National and provincial parks, as well as coastal walking trails, offer scenic views of nature.

Gyeongsangnam-do is home to some of Korea’s major historical and cultural assets and is known for temples, cherry blossoms and green tea.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is a premier tourist destination, boasting mild weather and scenic beauties of beaches, waterfalls, cliffs and caves.

Chimaek is a pairing of fried chicken and beer.

Here, chicken is cut into pieces and braised with vegetables, seasoning, and glass noodles.

Jokbal is pig’s feet glazed in a soy sauce with ginger and garlic, served off the bone and thinly sliced. Bossam is boiled pork wrapped in cabbage leaves with a spicy relish made of sliced radish.

Thinly-sliced lean cut of raw beef seasoned with soy sauce or gochujang, sesame oil, and sugar and mixed with julienned Asian pear. It is sometimes topped with an egg yolk.

Rice topped with sautéed beef and a variety of colorful vegetables that is mixed at the table with spicy gochujang.

Bulgogi is prepared with beef that has been marinated in soy sauce, honey, minced green onion, garlic, sesame seeds, and pepper, and then grilled.

Chicken pieces marinated in a gochujang, and stir-fried in a flat grill pan with cabbage, sweet potato, carrots, and tteok (rice cakes).

Gopchang is a grilled dish made of the small intestines. The tube-shaped offal is chewy with rich elastic fibers.

A thick soup made of beef, shank bones, and knucklebones gently simmered for hours, or a savory soup made of ox bones and innards.

Korean BBQ is a popular method in Korean cuisine of grilling meat, typically beef, pork or chicken. Such dishes are often prepared on gas or charcoal grills built into the dining table itself.

Gejang is made by marinating fresh raw crabs either in ganjang (soy sauce) or in a sauce based on chili pepper powder.

One of the most popular Korean dishes, this dish of marinated beef or pork ribs tastes excellent when grilled.

Jeon is a fritter in Korean cuisine made by seasoning whole, sliced, or minced fish, meat, vegetables, etc., and coating them with wheat flour and egg wash before frying them in oil.