For anyone who cares, there are working, somewhat scaled-down replicas of the Seoul streetcars running in the Fantastic Studio outdoor movie/TV set out in Bucheon—along with Cheonggyecheon as it used to be (not covered over, uncovered, and gussied up), the Hwashin Department Store, the Jongno Police Station (?), and various other buildings, storefronts, and whatnot from the 1910s or so through to the 1970s.

There’s also a working excursion steam train down in South Jeolla somewhere, along an old alignment of the Jeolla-seon that has since been bypassed by the Korail mainline.

There used to be a Sunday steam run along the Gyooe-seon north of Seoul, but it appears to have been discontinued a few years ago.

Hmmm, sounds like the material for a Marmot’s Hole post of its own….

Seoul City Tour Bus also stops right in front of the gate.

If you are traveling W to E from Anguk Station along Yulgokno, keep on going past the gate of Changdeokgung (and entrance to Biwon) for another 500 m or so. You will be able to see a wall along the left hand side as you go. When you reach the intersection (Yulgokno and Changgyeonggungno) turn left and walk another couple of hundred m. The gate will be on your left. Can’t miss it.

1. Tom, your winter shots are very nice, and bring back some memories. I brought my father, sister, and some friends who came over for my wedding to Changgyeonggung during a December snowstorm. All were impressed. It looked even better with a dusting of snow, and the outing provided an excellent excuse to head over to Insadong and warm up with some makoli and snacks.

Changgyeonggung Palace
gung(궁, 宮)=palace
Okcheon-gyo Bridge
gyo(교, 橋)= bridge
Myeongjeongjeon Hall
jeon(전, 殿)= hall
Chundangji Pond
ji(지, 池)= pond

No, I don’t assert that I be correct. It’s awkward to call Changgyeonggung Palace as Changgyeong Palace for Changgyeonggung is one unit.