Gyeongdong Market (Herbal Medicine Market)

Gyeongdong Market, steps from Jegi-dong Station (Line 1, Exit 2), has more than 1,000 traditional medicine shops and supplies 70% of the country's medicinal herbs and ginseng. It opened in 1960 and covers 300,000 square meters, five times the size of Seoul's World Cup Stadium. Besides herbs, dried mushrooms and rare mountain vegetables, stalls sell fresh produce, seafood and local specialties at wholesale prices. The nearby Seoul K-Medi Center and Herb Medicine Museum explain these old remedies.