Winter is coming fast on the Peninsula and, while I don’t approve, facts don’t exactly require my approval. I generally prefer outdoor activities (as can be seen by the MULTITUDE of outdoor activities I’ve posted about), but I’ve found Korea to have many amazing indoor activities available for all ages. Today I’m sharing 17 different indoor activities, all within about 2 hours from Camp Humphreys. I hope this list helps you get out and explore, despite the frigid temperatures (that will just continue dropping for the next few months). For your convenience, I’ve separated the list into three categories: FREE activities, CHEAP activities, and PRICIER activities. Happy exploring!
17 Indoor Activities near Camp Humphreys
FREE INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Starfield Mall Anseong
Location: Anseong
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 20 minutes
Tolls: None
Cost: FREE
Hours: open daily from 10:00am – 10:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms and restaurants aplenty. Free outdoor playground outside the food court. Free small play area for toddlers located on the second floor of the food court. Variety of stores, a movie theater, a spa, and so much more.
Parking: Free parking available
Naver pin: Starfield Mall Anseong
Blog post: Starfield Mall Anseong
Mr. Toilet House
Location: Suwon
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about an hour
Tolls: ₩2,600
Cost: FREE
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAYS
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms located outside the museum. Restaurants abundant in Suwon.
Parking: Small paid lot located across the street.
Naver pin: Mr. Toilet House in Suwon
Blog post: Mr. Toilet House in Suwon
Lotte World Mall
Location: Seoul (Songpa)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: between 90 minutes and 2 hours, depending on traffic and time of day
Tolls: ₩3,500
Cost: FREE
Hours: open daily from 10:30am – 10:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms and restaurants in abundance. Variety of stores, a movie theater, an aquarium, and so much more.
Parking: Paid parking available on-site in underground parking garage
Naver pin: Lotte World Mall
War Memorial of Korea
Location: Seoul (Yongsan)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour, 50 minutes
Tolls: ₩6,000
Cost: FREE
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAYS
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:30am – 6:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms located throughout the museum. Convenience stores and restaurants located just outside the grounds. Other restaurants in abundance in the area.
Parking: Paid parking available on-site (Naver pin: War Memorial Parking Lot)
Naver pin: War Memorial of Korea
Blog post: War Memorial of Korea
National Museum of Korea
Location: Seoul (Yongsan)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour, 50 minutes
Tolls: ₩6,000
Cost: FREE
Hours:
Sunday – Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 9:00pm
Amenities: Cafe located on-site. Bathrooms located throughout museum. Children’s museum on-site (reservation may be required). See the website for the National Museum of Korea for more information.
Parking: Parking available on-site (Naver pin: National Museum Parking Lot)
Naver pin: National Museum of Korea
Blog post: Coming soon!
CHEAP INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Asan Ecological Insect Center
Location: Asan
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 40 minutes
Tolls: none
Cost:
Adults – ₩3,000
Children – ₩2,000
Price includes admission to the Insectarium and Green Tower.
Hours:
CLOSED *MONDAYS
March – October: Open daily from 10:00am – 6:00pm
November – February: Open daily from 10:00 – 5:00pm
*If Monday is a public holiday, the following day is closed.
Amenities: Bathrooms located inside the museum. Cafe and restaurant located in Green Tower (go up the elevator to access them). Children’s playground outside the science museum (on the same grounds as the insect museum) is free to the public.
Parking: FREE parking available on-site
Naver pin: Asan Insect Museum Parking Lot (more parking available on opposite side of the museum)
Blog post: Asan Insect Museum
Gwangmyeong Cave
Location: Gwangmyeong
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour
Tolls: ₩4,800
Cost:
Adults – ₩6,000
Teens – ₩3,500
Youth – ₩3,000
Children – ₩2,000
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAYS
Tuesday – Sunday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms located near cave entrance. Gift shop and small restaurant located right outside cave entrance. More bathrooms located in parking lot 1 (linked below).
Parking: Flat parking rate of ₩1,000 for compact vehicles, ₩2,000 for smaller vehicles, and ₩3,000 for larger vehicles. (For references, our Hyundai Santa Fe was considered a smaller vehicle and our Kia Grand Carnival was considered a larger vehicle.)
Naver pin: Gwangmyeong Cave Parking Lot 1 (from the parking lot, follow signs up the hill to cave entrance)
Blog post: Gwangmyeong Cave
Gwacheon National Science Museum
Location: Gwacheon
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour, 15 minutes
Tolls: ₩3,500
Cost:
Permanent Exhibition Admission
Adults (20-64 years old) – ₩4,000
Youth/Children (7-19 years old) – ₩2,000
Children under 7 years old – FREE
Planetarium Admission
Adults (20-64 years old) – ₩2,000
Youth/Children (7-19 years old) – ₩1,000
Children under 7 years old – FREE
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAYS
Tuesday – Sunday: open 9:30am – 5:30pm
Amenities: There are bathrooms located throughout the museum, as well as a variety of restaurants and cafes. There is also a convenience store and bathrooms located right outside the main entrance to the museum.
Parking: Large paid parking lot available (linked below). ₩5,000 flat parking rate for large vehicles (lower cost for small or compact vehicles). AMEX not accepted, but cash was accepted.
Naver pin: Gwacheon National Science Museum
Naver pin for parking: Gwacheon National Science Museum Parking Lot 1
Blog post: Gwacheon National Science Museum
Seoul Children’s Museum in Children’s Grand Park
Location: Seoul (Gwangjin)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour, 40 minutes
Tolls: ₩3,500
Cost:
Individuals over 36 months – ₩4,000
Group rate (20 or more people) – ₩3,000/person
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAY
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Amenities: There are bathrooms located throughout Seoul Children’s Grand Park (including in the parking garage) and I would imagine there are restrooms inside the children’s museum as well. There are convenience stores and multiple restaurants, as well as a small FREE zoo located on the grounds of Seoul Children’s Grand Park.
Parking: There is a parking garage located underneath the Children’s Museum at Children’s Grand Park. It cost us ₩5,000 for about two hours of parking and our AMEX was accepted at the machine.
Naver pin: Children’s Grand Park parking lot
Blog post: Children’s Grand Park in Seoul
PRICIER INDOOR ACTIVITIES
JumpingGo Sports Complex
Location: Sosabeol
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 19 minutes
Tolls: None
Cost:
Child 1 hour pass – ₩9,000
Child 2 hour pass – ₩14,000
Child 3 hour pass – ₩19,000
Guardian – ₩3,000
Child 160cm (5ft, 3in) or taller – ₩3,000
Amenities: Bathrooms are located near the front desk and there is a cafe that offers a variety of drinks, shakes, and other snacks for reasonable prices. There is plenty of seating areas for parents watching their children play. There is a nursing and baby-changing stations near the baby section of the complex.
Parking: Parking is validated if you park underneath the complex that houses JumpingGo. When we went, we had a hard time finding the garage, but I have included a pin for it below. If you are unable to find the parking garage as we were, I have included another pin for the Golden Tower parking garage which is about a 5 minute walk from JumpingGo. See the blog post (linked below) for more information.
Naver pins:
JumpingGo Sports Complex (on the 4th floor)
Rodeo Parking Entrance (parking garage underneath JumpingGo)
Golden Tower Parking Garage
Blog post: JumpingGo Kid’s Cafe in Sosabeol
Hwalok Jade Cave
Location: Chungju
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 1 hour, 40 minutes
Tolls: Yes, exact amounts uncertain
Cost:
Admission
Adults – ₩7,000
Children (school age) – ₩6,000
Children (preschool and under) – ₩5,000
Boat experience
₩3,000 per person
Hours:
CLOSED MONDAYS
April – October
Tuesday-Sunday: 9:30am-6:30pm
November – March
Tuesday-Sunday: 9:00am-6:00pm
Amenities: Bathrooms located outside cave entrance. Cafe and restaurant also located outside cave entrance boasting a variety of drinks and treats.
Parking: Free parking available on-site.
Directions: I was never able to generate a Naver pin for the cave, but if you type “Hwalok Cave” into Waze (it may show up as “Hwarlok Cave (Jade Cave)” which is fine – just make sure it’s the one in Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do) it will get you there.
Blog post: Hwalok Jade Cave
Seoul Sky at Lotte World Tower
Location: Seoul (Songpa)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: between 90 minutes and 2 hours, depending on traffic and time of day
Tolls:₩3,500
Cost:
Seoul Sky Observation Deck
Adults (ages 13+) – ₩29,000
Children (ages 3-12) – ₩25,000
Children (under 3) – FREE
Skip the line with a Fastpass admission ticket – ₩50,000 (all ages)
Skybridge Tour Ticket
Standard Admission – ₩120,000 (includes admission, 2 photos, and a drink at the lounge)
Please see the Seoul Sky website for information on more packages to purchase.
Amenities: Bathrooms and restaurants located in abundance in Lotte World Mall. In addition, there are bathrooms and a variety of food options available on some of the floors at the top of Lotte World Tower.
Parking: Paid parking available in parking garage beneath Lotte World Mall. Seoul Sky office located on floor B1F.
Naver pin: Lotte World Tower Parking Garage
Blog post: Our visit to Lotte World Tower
Uncle Brooks Zoo
Location: Sosabeol
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 15-20 minutes
Tolls: None
Cost:
Toddlers (19-36 months old) – ₩7,900
Adults & Kids older than 36 months – ₩16,000
Under 18 months – FREE
*Military discount offered with US military ID.
Hours:
CLOSED TUESDAYS
Monday, Wednesday – Friday: 10:30am – 7:00pm
Saturday – Sunday: 10:30am – 8:00pm
Amenities: There are bathrooms located throughout the complex that the zoo is located in. However, they aren’t the easiest to get to once you get into the zoo. I recommend taking a bathroom trip before entering the zoo, especially if you’re visiting with little kids with tiny bladders. At the end of the zoo there is an indoor playground, gift shop, and small cafe offering a small variety of snacks and drinks.
Parking: There is parking underneath the complex that Uncle Brooks Zoo is located in. They validate parking, so make sure to bring a picture of your license plate if you do not have the last four numbers memorized. Naver doesn’t show the parking garage entrances for the complex, but once you get to the complex, any of the entrances are fine.
Naver pin: Uncle Brooks Zoo
Blog post: Uncle Brooks Zoo
Naughty Child Kids Cafe
Location: Cheonan
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 30 minutes
Tolls: None
*Cost:
Admission – walk in
Adults – ₩8,000
Children – ₩22,000
Children under 3 – FREE
Admission – when booked on Naver ahead of time
Adults – ₩5,000
Children – ₩18,000
Children under 3 – FREE
*On our visit they were only offering 3-hour visits. On different days they may offer a 1 or 2 hour visit for cheaper.
Hours: open daily from 10:30am – 8:30pm
Amenities: There is a full restaurant located inside the cafe which offers a large variety of food and drinks. We found the food satisfactory and the prices to be reasonable. There are also bathrooms located at the very back of the kids cafe.
Parking: There is a parking garage underneath the strip mall (which is linked below). Naughty Child does validate, so make sure to bring a picture of your license plate if you don’t have the last four numbers memorized. If you forget, parking is about ₩3,000 an hour and the machine accepts American credit cards.
Naver pin: Naughty Child Cafe Parking Garage
Naver pin: Naughty Child Cafe
Blog post: Naughty Child Cafe in Cheonan
Lotte World Aquarium
Location: Seoul (Songpa)
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: between 90 minutes and 2 hours, depending on traffic and time of day
Tolls: ₩3,500
Cost:
Aquarium Admission
Children 3-12 – ₩29,000
Adults – ₩35,000
*Children under 3 years old – FREE
Aquarium and SeoulSky Combo Ticket
Children 3-12 – ₩49,000
Adults – ₩56,000
*Children under 3 years old – FREE
*May need to present proof of age for children under 3 years old.
Hours:
For the most accurate information regarding hours of operation, make sure to visit the Lotte World Aquarium Website. But generally, the hours are as follows.
Monday – Friday
10:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday – Sunday
10:00am – 10:00pm
*Hours of operation may vary by season and day. Please visit the Lotte World Aquarium Website for hours on specific days.
Amenities: Bathrooms located inside the aquarium – with many others located in the mall. Various snack stands are available within the aquarium and there are restaurants in abundance in Lotte World Mall.
Parking: Paid parking available on-site in underground parking garage
Naver pin: Lotte World Aquarium
Bird Sori Parrot Cafe
Location: Sosabeol
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: around 15-20 minutes
Tolls: None
Cost:
Admission
₩8,000 per person for one hour
Food for birds
₩3,500 per cup
Parking: There is a parking garage located underneath the Bird Sori Cafe. They validate parking, so make sure to bring a picture of your driver’s license if you don’t have the last four numbers memorized. Parking is a little confusing because there are two parking garages with two entrances side-by-side. When facing the buildings, you’ll want to turn into the entrance on the left (it is both an entrance and an exit) and park down there. We parked in the other garage which meant we didn’t get validated parking AND we also got stuck in the garage because it didn’t accept American credit cards. If you are worried about parking, you can park at Golden Tower and walk the short distance to the Cafe.
Naver pin: Baedari Garden Parking Lot Entrance (cafe located on the third floor of the building)
Naver pin to additional parking: Golden Tower Parking Garage
Blog post: Bird Sori Parrot Cafe
Osan Bird Park
Location: Osan
Driving time from Camp Humphreys: about 35-45 minutes
Tolls: None
Cost:
Adult – ₩23,000
Child – ₩19,000
Hours:
Open daily from 10:00am – *7:00pm
*Last entry one hour before closing
Amenities: There are bathrooms located inside the park itself, as well as a cafe and a gift shop. Just outside the front door is a playground. In the summer, it becomes a huge splash park that is really unmatched.
Parking: Cheap parking available at the Osan City Hall parking lot (linked below).
Naver pin: Osan Bird Park (Osan City Hall)
Naver pin: Osan City Hall Parking Lot
Blog post: Osan Bird Park
So there it is, our list of 17 different indoor activities to do in the Camp Humphreys area. Have questions about any of these activities? Visit the blog post linked for each or reach out!
’til next time…
Ash