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Seoul has selected 100 destinations for its 2026 wellness tourism program, highlighting experiences ranging from meditation and traditional medicine to food, beauty, spas and the arts.

The Seoul Wellness Tourism 100 list was chosen from 217 candidates submitted through an open application and recommendation process. A 14-member panel conducted multiple rounds of evaluations and site inspections before making the final selections.

The destinations are divided into three categories. The largest, focused on rest and recovery, includes 52 locations offering experiences such as meditation, nature-based healing, medical and traditional Korean medicine services and wellness stays. Another 17 locations were selected for food, while 31 represent beauty, spa, arts and cultural experiences.

Among the destinations are Bongeunsa Temple in Gangnam, which will offer nighttime temple meditation programs, and Pilkyungjae, a traditional hanok restaurant specializing in Korean royal court cuisine and hanjeongsik. Boston Chamber Salon was also selected for its classical music programming.

The 100 locations will be featured during Seoul Wellness Travel Week, which opens October 29. This year’s event will place particular emphasis on Gangnam and include programs allowing visitors to experience selected wellness destinations around the city.

Seoul plans to develop the locations into tourism programs combining the city’s medical services, Korean medicine, beauty, food, culture and urban relaxation.

The complete Seoul Wellness Tourism 100 list and details about Seoul Wellness Travel Week are below:

2026 Seoul Wellness Tourism 100
Healing & Meditation

1. NUIT

2. Ritual Mind

3. Ritamville

4. Myeong-dong Cathedral

5. Baek In-je House Museum

6. Bongeunsa Temple

7. BREATH LAB Gangnam

8. Saemoonan Presbyterian Church

9. Shanti Lifelong Education Center

10. Seonmudo Seoul

11. Yakhyeon Catholic Church

12. Yeorim Bliss

13. Won Buddhism Wonnam Temple

14. Jeongdong First Methodist Church

15. Jinkwansa Temple

16. Chungjeongsa Seon Meditation Center

Nature Healing

17. The Korean Forest Garden

18. Nowon Uimaru

19. Dream Forest

20. Bulamsan Forest Healing Center

21. Samseong Haemaji Park

22. Seoul Forest

23. Seoul Botanic Park

24. Seonjeongneung Royal Tomb

25. Suraksan Barrier-Free Forest Trail

26. Suseong-dong Valley

27. Ansan Urban Nature Park

28. Yangjaecheon Riverside Culture Lounge

29. Yongsan Children’s Garden

Medical & Korean Medicine

30. Gangnam Medical Tour Center

31. Kyungokchae Herbal Pharmacy

32. Kyunghee Barm Korean Medicine Clinic

33. Daeat Korean Medicine Clinic

34. Dr. Ahn Hair Plant Clinic

35. Duna Korean Medicine Clinic

36. Bareun Maeum Korean Medicine Clinic Magok-Balsan

37. Ordinary Clinic

38. Onyudang Korean Medicine Clinic

39. WooJooYoon Korean Medicine Clinic

40. Leemoonwon Korean Medicine Clinic

41. Jangdeuk Korean Medicine Hospital

42. Tongin Korean Medicine Clinic

Stay

43. JustBe Temple

44. International Seon Center Templestay

45. Nostalgia

46. Surak-hyu Forest Retreat

47. DEOSUP ACADEMY HOUSE

48. Mayfield Hotel Seoul

49. Vista Walkerhill Seoul

50. Anto Resort

51. Jogyesa Templestay

52. Hwagyesa Templestay

Food

53. OMOT Seoul Forest

54. URT

55. Gosari Express

56. Gigas

57. A Flower Blossom on the Rice

58. Mukjung

59. Balwoo Gongyang

60. Base Is Nice

61. Bongwoori Yeoksam

62. Bicena

63. Sanchon

64. Uhcha

65. OME Cooking Lab

66. Thanks to Tea Gangdong

67. Tea Therapy

68. Philkyungjae

69. Hankookjib Seoul

Beauty & Spa

70. KAHI

71. Danpoong Spa

72. Lua Wellness Club

73. Riverhill Spa Wellness Center

74. Movflex Wellness Club Apgujeong

75. Sagehill

76. Spa 1978 Daechi

77. Areuke Spa Hongdae

78. Korean Traditional Spa Yeongyeok

79. Wellness The Hannam

80. WIM Center Gangnam

81. TheraSpa

82. Haro Spa

83. Heidi Haus

Culture & Arts

84. 121 Le Mal du Pays

85. Golden Blue Marina

86. Dear Past

87. Dilkusha: Albert Taylor’s House, Seoul

88. Boston Chamber

89. Seosomun Shrine History Museum

90. Seoul Metropolitan Library

91. Seoul K-Medi Center

92. Soto Studio

93. Jaeganjeong

94. Cheongun Public Literature Library

95. Coreana Cosmetics Museum

96. FEZH

97. PMC Production

98. HAUS OF YEON

99. Hyangwoljae

100. Hwi-Hyang-Chan-Ran

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