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Things to Do in Seoul on a Rainy Day: 15 Ways to Stay Dry

Free Gyeongbokgung Palace image (things to do in seoul on a rainy day)

The best things to do in Seoul on a rainy day start with 15 indoor picks, most a subway ride away. Seoul handles bad weather well: whole shopping malls run beneath the streets, the National Museum of Korea’s permanent galleries have long been free to walk into, and a jjimjilbang (찜질방, a Korean bathhouse and sauna that’s often open around the clock) can fill a wet afternoon on its own. If you only want one stop, head …

Jjimjilbang (찜질방) Guide: 2 Zones, the Rules and Sleeping Over

Jjimjilbang-room

A jjimjilbang (찜질방) is a Korean spa with 2 zones: gender-separated nude baths and a shared, clothed sauna floor. You pay once at the counter, wash and soak in the bath area, then put on a cotton uniform and spend as long as you like in heated rooms, eating baked eggs, drinking sikhye and napping on the floor. The rules are simple once you know them, and most of the awkward moments foreigners worry about come down to …