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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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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