Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway

덕수궁 돌담길 · Seoul  ✓ Verified July 2026

Deoksugung Palace, beside Seoul's famous stone-wall walkway
Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The tree-lined stone-wall road beside Deoksugung Palace — one of the most-filmed streets in Seoul, famous for emotional walking scenes in Goblin and many others.

Address
Deoksugung-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul (along the palace's south wall)
Getting there
City Hall Station (Lines 1/2), Exit 2 — the walkway starts at the palace gate.
Hours
Street always open; Deoksugung Palace 09:00–21:00, closed Mondays
Admission
Street free; palace ₩1,000

Dramas filmed at Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway

Goblin

The stone-wall road frames several of the drama's signature contemplative walks.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Young-woo and Jun-ho's episode-10 walk along the palace wall.

Visiting tips

The walkway curves for about 900 meters along the palace wall, canopied by ginkgo trees that turn deep gold in late October–early November — the two weeks when it looks exactly like its drama appearances. A local legend says couples who walk it together break up, which the dramas love to reference; walk it anyway.

Time your visit to catch the royal guard changing ceremony at Deoksugung’s Daehanmun gate (usually 11:00, 14:00, 15:30, not Mondays) — it’s free and photogenic.

What’s nearby

Jeongdong-gil continues the walk past century-old missionary buildings toward Seoul Museum of Art, itself a drama regular. City Hall Plaza and Gwanghwamun are each 10 minutes on foot, so this slots into any downtown palace day without a detour.