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Children's Grand Park is a park complex in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Facilities at Children's Grand Park include hills and hiking trails, Zoo, garden, and an amusement park. Situated in Seoul City’s Gwangjin-gu, Children’s Grand Park is a leisure facility for families, offering a botanical garden, amusement facilities, and diverse performance events. Opened on a Korean holiday called Children’s Day in 1973, the park is full of attractions that appeal to youngsters: Marine Animal House that exhibits seals and polar bears, a Small Animal Village, and even a Parrot Village. Nearly 62% of the park's total area of about 530,000 sq. meters consists of trees and grass and various facilities.
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Background history
Seoul Children's Grand Park is an eco-friendly park. It obtained ISO 14001 certification and was designated as an educational experiencing place by Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education for operating various educational programs for children. Seoul Children's Grand Park was originally the royal tomb for Myeong Seong Hwang Hu, who was the Queen of the last King, Sunjong, of the Greater Korean Empire. In 1926, the tomb was moved to Yangju-gun (currently Namyangju City) in Gyeongi Province when King Sunjong died. In 1970, by order of President Park Chung-hee, construction of the park started and opened the following year.
Service hours
Between 5 a.m. ~ 10 p.m. (05:00 ~ 22:00)
Opening time of the main entrance, rear gate, Guuimun, and Neungdongmun (05:00 ~ 22:00)
The zoo is open from 9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. (It is subject to change depending on season and weather.)
Fee information
Entrance is free, but fees for facilities such as the zoo and amusement park vary according to facility.
Operation
- Year-round
Time
- April ~ October → 11:30 ~ 17:00 on weekdays (every hour) / 11:30 ~ 18:00 on weekends (every hour)
- November ~ March → 11:30 ~ 16:00 on weekdays (every hour) / 11:30 ~ 17:00 on weekends (every hour)
Note (contact info.)
- For senior citizen and patriot/veteran: Fee for child.
-The handicapped (including group) 5,000 won for adult / 4,000 won for teenager and child.
- Event time is subject to change.
-Admission fee for adults older than 19 year-old
Parking facilities
Main entrance parking lot: 153 parking spaces
Rear entrance parking lot: 252 parking spaces
Guuimun entrance parking lot: 315 parking spaces
Location
Address: 216, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea (Neung-dong)