The Attractions Index
Gyeongbokgung Palace led reporting Korean tourist sites with 2,783,998 foreign admissions in 2025, according to Visitor Statistics for Major Tourist Sites.
Where people actually go in Korea, 2025 — ranked by reported visitor admissions from the national tourist-site statistics. No editor chose this order; turnstiles did. Foreign visitors and Korean locals vote with their feet quite differently — switch the basis and compare.
Source: Visitor Statistics for Major Tourist Sites (주요관광지점 입장객통계), 국가승인통계 제113005호 — Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism · Korea Culture & Tourism Institute (Tourism Knowledge & Information System). Data year 2025 · 2,295 reporting sites (381 with a domestic/foreign split). Retrieved 2026-08-29.
Ranked by foreign admissions — only sites reporting a domestic/foreign split appear.
- 1Gyeongbokgung Palace경복궁2,783,998Seoul Jongno-gu
- 2Changdeokgung Palace창덕궁665,347Seoul Jongno-gu
- 3Nami Island남이섬유원지632,441Gangwon State Chuncheon-si
- 4The 3rd Infiltration Tunnel (DMZ)제3땅굴409,296Gyeonggi-do Paju-si
- 5Deoksugung Palace덕수궁378,069Seoul Jung-gu
- 6Everland에버랜드356,971Gyeonggi-do Yongin-si
- 7Bulguksa Temple불국사334,468Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongju-si
- 8KINTEX Exhibition CenterKINTEX(한국국제전시장)296,188Gyeonggi-do Goyang-si
- 9Changgyeonggung Palace창경궁269,282Seoul Jongno-gu
- 10Songhak Gim (Seaweed) Exhibition Hall송학김전시관262,564Gyeonggi-do Goyang-si
- 11Jusangjeolli Cliffs (Jungmun)중문대포해안주상절리대235,737Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Seogwipo-si
- 12National Museum of Korea국립중앙박물관231,192Seoul Yongsan-gu
- 13Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak)성산일출봉224,330Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Seogwipo-si
- 14Gangchon Rail Park강촌레일파크195,124Gangwon State Chuncheon-si
- 15Korean Folk Village한국민속촌156,224Gyeonggi-do Yongin-si
- 16The Garden of Morning Calm아침고요원예수목원139,484Gyeonggi-do Gapyeong-gun
- 17Petite France고성청소년수련원(쁘띠프랑스)130,421Gyeonggi-do Gapyeong-gun
- 18E-World (Daegu)이월드128,468Daegu Dalseo-gu
- 19Jongmyo Shrine종묘128,444Seoul Jongno-gu
- 20Jeongbang Waterfall정방폭포121,645Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Seogwipo-si
- 21Aqua Planet Jeju한화아쿠아플라넷제주119,496Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Seogwipo-si
- 22Hallasan National Park한라산국립공원114,174Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Jeju-si
- 23Alpaca World알파카월드114,105Gangwon State Hongcheon-gun
- 24Seokguram Grotto석굴암111,136Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongju-si
- 25Gimhae Gaya Theme Park김해가야테마파크83,460Gyeongsangnam-do Gimhae-si
Practical takeaways
- Korean locals' #1 is National Museum of Korea (6,276,291 visits); foreign visitors' #1 is Gyeongbokgung Palace (2,783,998) — the two rankings point to different places.
- The most foreign-skewed site is Gyeongbokgung Palace — 40% of its visitors are from abroad.
- Outside Seoul, the busiest site is KINTEX Exhibition Center — 5,940,398 total visits.
Computed only from the table above — nothing added from outside this dataset.
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