It's a great location to go see what brought this great nation from it's humble beginnings to the powerhouse it is today. First the good. It's not expensive and most weekends it's absolutely free. Tours are offered in English and other languages ... if they can get volunteers. The Koreans sincerely appreciated the UN help for the defense of their country and they will tell you that repeatedly. The museum is laid out on the timeline pre-war to post-war with a display of current weaponary the Korean Army uses today. Now the bad, there really isn't any downside to the museum. It's located between 3 different metro lines, the US base, and the Korean Army HQ. I-Park mall is about a 10 minute walk or you can go to Itaewon 10 minutes the other direction.
Impressive and moving wall of names of fallen soldiers from every country that fought to defend South Korea in the Korean War. Nice lifesized dioramas of Vietnam and Korean War era involvements; left me hungry for more on the Korean War. The mueum has a broad scope of Korean wartime history, from ancient times to present. If you want Korean culture, the most interesting and informative is the Folk Museum; Korean history is in the equally fantastic National Museum; and there are specialty museums (all free) about King Sejong, the proponent of the Hangul alphabet, and about Admiral Yi, who thrashed Japanese invaders with his turtle boats. The war memorial is huge and has a mix of displays for all ages.
1-8, Yongsan-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-021, South Korea
02-709-3139
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