Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul

It's amazing to have two palaces plus a secret garden tucked into the heart of a capital city. If you're interested in history, this is worth a visit. It's worth paying extra to do the secret garden tour. When we visited the garden tour didn't have any guides, which seemed to be the exception. For us, that was more fun as we could explore at our own pace. We didn't want to do this, but many people rented traditional Korean outfits and wore them while exploring the palace.

I enjoyed a lovely afternoon spent touring this palace. I arrived just in time for the English tour- I highly recommend doing a tour, otherwise you will miss out on so much. Learning about the kings and queens who lived here was incredibly fascinating. The gardens were gorgeous and our tour guide was funny and knowledgeable. Come in the fall if you can while the leaves are changing.

Lot of history. Weather was very cold 38 F - 3C . Requires lot of walking. ~ 2-3 hours required. Also visited Secret Garden guide walking tour. Worth visiting in Spring or Summer so you can see flowers.

History and natural beauty all wrapped in one, made for a wonderful visit. Though the weather was cold (December) the views were still spectacular. The palace is not particularly stroller friendly but a smaller umbrella stroller would be just fine. If you have a chance to visit I highly recommend it.

Beautiful and peaceful (at least during the off season). Lovely place to walk through, learn history (English on most of the placards), and appreciate the space of history. I was glad I went the day after visiting the national history museum, as you'll recognize much of what you saw pictures of.