KOREA ON CUE · ISSUE 21 · GANGSEO

Gangseo: Seoul Botanic Park, from the station to the lake

In west Seoul near Gimpo Airport, Seoul Botanic Park starts right at the exit of Magongnaru Station. The open forest, lake and wetland gardens are free to walk; the round greenhouse and theme gardens take a ticket.

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Noah walking along a waterside path beside a wide, calm lake on a late-autumn afternoon, glancing across the water at a long, low glass greenhouse, a closed notebook in one hand and a thumb hooked under his backpack strap, dry wetland grasses and mid-rise buildings beyond the trees. Editorial image.

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  1. One dotted line between free and paid: Noah walks Seoul Botanic Park’s Greening Days with a map full of times — From Magongnaru Station Exits 3 and 4 through the Open Forest and Lake Garden to the free specimen exhibition on the second floor of the Plant Culture Center (rare plants in November), then the greenhouse and theme gardens — closing at 5 p.m. from November, last entry 4 p.m.01One dotted line between free and paid: Noah walks Seoul Botanic Park’s Greening Days with a map full of timesThe same botanic park has one area you buy a ticket for and another you can simply walk into.SEOUL · 25 min read

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