Daehangno (Hyehwa)

A center of Korean theater, with more than a hundred small theaters and the red-brick arts buildings around Marronnier Park.

Place information

Area

Jongno-gu

Category

Dining & shopping districts

Address

104, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Visit tip

Try the Ihwajang alleys leading toward Naksan Park or the rooftop garden behind Seoul National University Hospital's cancer center rather than central Marronnier Park.

Nearby sights

• Marronnier Park

  A busking and resting space beside Kim Swoo-geun's red-brick Arko Arts Theater.

• Small Theater Street

  An arts district with year-round plays, musicals and independent performances.

• Ihwajang

  A historic hanok memorial and pine grove associated with the formation of Korea's first cabinet.