1. Visit the Future in Songdo
Songdo is the international city in Incheon. It is a major recreational park for residents of Songdo, Incheon and beyond. If youโre just in Incheon for the day and you want to see a sophisticated pleasant city, youโve got to visit Songdo.
The landscape is modern and beautiful. The eye-catching architecture creates a sophisticated impression.
2. Visit a traditional market โ Sinpo
The Sinpo international market located in Sinpo-dong is a traditional market famous for foods such as dak-gangjeong (The sweet and sour crispy chicken). You also get to enjoy other traditional foods like dumplings, spicy rice cake and other delicious snacks.
If you take a 20 minutesโ walk, you can get to the china town and the open port area where you visit with historic stories of Incheon.
3. Spend a day exploring the Chinatown and the Open Port Area
Not too far from the Sinpo market is the Chinatown, one of the highlights of Incheon Open Port Area. One cannot certainly miss trying the most amazing Jjajangmyeon, a Chinese-Korean noodles made of meat and vegetables and served with a black bean sauce.
- Address: 56-14, China town-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon/์ธ์ฒ๊ด์ญ์ ์ค๊ตฌ ์ฐจ์ด๋ํ์ด๋ก56-14
- Getting here: Incheon Station (Chinatown) (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1.
4. Experience the Hanok style cafe.
Hanok-style cafรฉ is a major trend in Korea. Close to the Sinpo market is the Opening port cafรฉ. The cafรฉ is pretty with a chic interior. It a great place to escape from the bustle and hustle. You get also get to enjoy the museum tour of the Life History Exhibition hall, the open port museum, and the art platform.
5. Enjoy the day at the beach
You can enjoy the sun sprawling at the beach in Incheon. There are several beaches here, one of which is the Eurwangni beach. The beach allows activities like camping. The Masian beach is also a beautiful place to visit especially to enjoy the sunset.
6. Explore the Incheon grand park
The grand park is a fun place to walk around enjoy the outdoors. You can indulge in activities such as cycling or skating, you could even have a picnic here with friends and family. Do you also just want to stare at the beautiful greenery, that also will be nice.
7. Enjoy a day at Wolmido
This is also a great place for family and friends to visit. The island is so refreshing. You may be healed while casually waling in the waterside. You can enjoy the Wolmi sea train. The train enables visitors to appreciate the inner port of Incheon. The largest mural in the world can be viewed from the sea train. The mural tells the story of a young boy growing into a framer. It is registered as the largest outdoor mural in the Guinness book of records. The Wolmi culture street is famous for Viking ride which people can ride while watching the cool waterside of Incheon.
Located at the top of the mountain is the wolmi park observatory. You can take a glance at the Incheon inner port here.
8.Enjoy the Yeongjongdo Railbike
The Railbike is a form of a bicycle designed to be ridden along a track and is present in Yeongjongdo. Yeonhjongdo is an island close to the Incheon international airport. Do not dream of riding, visit the island. You can also camp out there. When I visited, I saw a lot of tents.
- Address: 100, Unnamseo-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon / ์ธ์ฒ๊ด์ญ์ ์ค๊ตฌ ์ด๋จ์๋ก 100 (์ด๋จ๋)
- Getting there: Take the subway to Incheon Station, exit 1. From Incheon Station, take city bus 45, 23, or 2 and get off at the last stop, Wolmido Island. Take a ten-minute ferry ride from Wolmido Island Port to Yeongjong Island. Ferry runs from 7 am to 9.30 pm every 30 minutes.
9. Visit the Urban History Museum
If you are wondering about the change in Incheon, then visit the urban History Museum. The museum shows the change and development process of engine it also offers a variety of lectures and educational programs on urban life.
Address: 238 Incheon tower-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon-si.
So, if you are in town for couple of days, donโt forget to visit any of these places.
