- Address
- Haenggung-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi
- Getting there
- Line 1 or Suin-Bundang Line to Suwon Station (about 1 hour from Seoul), then a 10–15 minute bus or taxi to Hwaseong Haenggung.
- Hours
- Fortress walls always open; Haenggung Palace 09:00–18:00
- Admission
- Wall walk free; palace ₩1,500
Suwon Hwaseong & Haenggung-dong
A UNESCO fortress wrapped around a mural-village neighborhood an hour from Seoul — Lovely Runner turned its gates and alleys into 2024's biggest new pilgrimage site.
Dramas filmed at Suwon Hwaseong & Haenggung-dong
Lovely Runner
Hwahongmun's confession bridge, the Yongyeon pond bicycle lesson, and Sol's yellow-umbrella house (now a café) in the alleys.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
The exterior of Woo Young Woo Kimbap is a real restaurant in the same Haenggung-dong old town.
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
The prop bus stop by Paldalmun's fortress wall — the shoelace scene, revisited in the finale.
Two dramas, one neighborhood
Haenggung-dong is the rare place where two megahits overlap within a 15-minute walk: Lovely Runner’s bridge, pond and café-house, and Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s kimbap shop. Add the fortress wall itself — a 5.7km UNESCO loop with gates, sentry towers and city views — and this is the best half-day drama trip outside Seoul.
Visiting tips
Start at Hwahongmun (the water gate with the confession bridge), walk the wall east for views, then drop into the Haenggung-dong alleys for the café-house and murals. The neighborhood has quietly become Suwon’s café district, so refuel locally. Dusk is the magic window: the fortress lights come on and the crowds thin.
What’s nearby
Suwon’s other claim to fame is wang-galbi (king-size marinated ribs) — the galbi streets near the fortress are the standard dinner. The Korean Folk Village (My Love from the Star’s Joseon flashbacks) is 40 minutes away by bus if you’re building a full Gyeonggi drama day.