10 Beautiful Greenhouses in Korea To Find

Do you like greenhouses? You might be surprised to learn how many greenhouses there are in Korea. From greenhouses on palace grounds to eco-parks, there are greenhouses everywhere. These curated indoor gardens are great in the winter when you need a warm pick-me-up and super lush in the summer. If it’s too dusty in Korea and you can’t go outside for the day, head to a greenhouse to get your dose of healthy oxygen and greenery.

I’ve created a list of some of the most beautiful greenhouses in South Korea to check out. You never know what you’ll find until you go and look. Oh, and if you do love greenhouses, also check out these trending greenhouse cafes in Seoul.

Sejong National Arboretum (국립세종수목원), Sejong, Korea

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Sejong National Arboretum Greenhouse (국립세종수목원)

One of the largest greenhouses in the country (also pictured above), Sejong is home to Korea’s first urban national arboretum and it’s stunning. The massive greenhouse has three connected greenhouses with tropical and Mediterranean plants. If you’re an exotic plant lover, this is the place to go.

There are more than 400 different species of plants that are thriving in the greenhouses here. You’ll want to spend quite a bit of time in this greenhouse and the beautiful gardens that surround it. Find out more in this guide to the Sejong National Arboretum.

Plan A Trip

Address: 212-24 Jungang Arboretum-ro, Nam-myeon, Yeongi-myeon, Sejong Special Self-Governing City (세종특별자치시 연기면 남면 중앙수목원로 212-24)
By bus: You can take an express bus to the Sejong Bus Terminal. Then, take bus 221 and get off at the arboretum. It takes 30 minutes to get from the terminal to the botanical garden.
Hours: 9:00am ~ 6:00pm (closed on Mondays)
Admission: Adults: W5,000, Children: W3,000

Seoul Botanic Park, Magok, Seoul, Korea: Hallie Bradley

Seoul Botanical Park Greenhouse (서울식물원)

Opened in a bit of an unassuming area of Seoul, in Gangseo-gu in the southwest area of the city, in 2018. The entire park and garden are roughly the size of 70 soccer fields. The greenhouse is gorgeous and features not only the main floor to walk along with the plants, but there is also a skywalk to get a view from above too which just adds to the beauty. Also, a great spot to take photos if that’s your jam.

There are various plant zones inside represented by different city names like Sao Paulo, Tashkent, Athens, Perth, and so on. We especially loved the waterfall and pond that is inside. We actually first visited before their official opening and have been back numerous times.

This one is really humid inside so we especially love it in the winter when it’s frigid and we need some warmth in our bones so maybe note it down for a later date. Learn more about the Seoul Botanic Park here.

Plan A Trip

Address: 161 Magokdong-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul (서울 강서구 마곡동로 161)
Directions: Magoknaru Subway station, exit 3 or 4 to reach the entrance of a park.
Days: Closed Mondays, January 1, Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok
Hours: 9:00am ~ 6:00pm
Admission: Adults: W5,000; Teenagers: W3,000; Children: W2,000

Asan Botanical Garden Greenhouse (세계꽃식물원)

This one is a bit out of the way, but that’s a good thing in my opinion. Fewer people the times we’ve been and it’s just huge so a lot of space to spread out. This was first opened by the Asan Garden Horticulture Association and there are 3,000 kinds of flowers inside.

It’s a lovely maze of plants that you walk in and around. There’s also an indoor pond with fish and a bridge that is adorable and at the end, you can even buy some plants to take home with you. This makes for a great stop if you’re planning a road trip, that’s when we added it into an itinerary and it was a nice stop off on the way to other cities south so we could get out and stretch and just move around a bit.

Plan A Trip

Address: 37-37 Asanman-ro, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do (충청남도 아산시 아산만로 37-37)
Directions: Take an intercity Bus to Asan (아산). From Asan Intercity Bus Terminal, take the Bus 401 to Dogo Flower Garden (도고꽃식물원) bus stop. Turn left towards Asan Botanical Garden (세계꽃식물원) and then go 200 meters to reach the garden.
Operating Hours: 9:00am ~ 6:00pm
Admission: Adults: W8,000

Bucheon Lake Botanical Garden’s Supia (부천호수식물원 수피아)

The Bucheon Lake Botanical Garden just opened their greenhouse called Supia in June of this year, 2022. The space is meant to be not only a greenhouse to see plants, but also a “clean resting place where citizens can visit and rest at any time” according to their site.

There are 28,000 plants of 430 species in 8 themed gardens with everything from houseplants to a baobab garden, insectivorous plants, and more. The greenhouse also has a spacious two floor cafe on one side with every seat enjoying beautiful green views.

It’s a great place to take a relaxing rest in the park or a place to find cover in those summer monsoon downpours. FYI, if you’ve got kids, head across the park too because there’s a fantastic playground here.

Plan A Trip

Address: 15 Jomaru-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기 부천시 조마루로 15 상동호수공원)
Directions: Go to Samsan Gymnasium Subway Station and out of exit 5 or 1 go across the street. You should see the park after exiting.
Days: Closed Mondays
Hours: March – November: 10:00am ~ 6:00pm; December – February: 10:00am ~ 5:00pm
Admission: Adults: W3,000*
- Reservations are required for entrance, however, if the maximum slots haven’t been filled, then walk-ins are welcome.

Bucheon EcoPark (부천자연생태공원), Bucheon, Korea

Bucheon Botanical Garden Greenhouse (부천자연생태공원)

This was a surprise find when I was actually headed to Wonmisan (원미산) to see the azaleas a few springs back. I noticed a beautiful greenhouse in a unique shape and mentally noted it to go back. Can you guess what floral shape it might have been constructed in?

The park there actually has a botanic garden, natural ecology museum, and an arboretum but what you first walk up to is the peach flower-shaped botanic garden greenhouse. The peach flower is the symbol of Bucheon City and the building has five petals and each is a different theme: general plants, aquatic plants, tropical plants, and so on.

There are butterflies that flutter near the indoor butterfly garden and then there’s a cool succulent plant garden too. It’s just a beautiful greenhouse to check out and has a lot of learning opportunities if you have children like me.

Plan A Trip

Address: 660 Gilju-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 부천시 길주로 660 (춘의동))
Directions: To get there go to Kkachiul Station (Seoul Subway Line 7), Exit through 1. Bucheon Botanical Garden is located 320 meters ahead on the right.
Days: Closed Monday
Open Hours: 9:30am ~ 6:00pm
Admission: Bucheon Botanical Garden: Adults: Individuals W1,500/ Groups 1,200 won, youth Individuals W1,000/ Groups W800. Children: Individuals 700 won / Groups 600 won
- Ecological Museum: Exhibition Hall—Adults: Individuals W1,500/ Groups W1,200, Youth: Individuals W1,000/ Groups 800 won, Children: Individuals W700/ Groups W600.
- Exhibition Hall + Multimedia Center: Adults: Individuals W3,500/ Groups W3,000, Youth: Individuals W2,500/ Groups W2,000, Children: Individuals W2,500/ Groups W2,000
- Bucheon Botanical Garden & Ecological Museum: Adults: Individuals W2,700/ Groups W2,200, Youth: Individuals W1,800 / Groups W1,400, Children: Individuals W1,300/ Groups W1,100.
- Bucheon Botanical Garden & Ecological Museum & 3D Theater:Adults: Individuals W4,500/ Groups W4,000, Youth: Individuals 3,300 won / Groups W2,700, Children: Individuals W3,000/ Groups W2,500.

Hwaseong Botanical Garden Greenhouse (화성시 우리꽃 식물원)

This one first struck me when I saw a photo of the exterior. It is a beautiful glass greenhouse but it’s shaped like a traditional Korean building. It’s just beautiful and unique in that way. And of course, off we went.

The beautiful greenhouse at Hwaseong Botanical Garden houses stone sculptures that represent Korea’s major mountains including Seoraksan (설악산), Jirisan (지리산), Taebaeksan (태백산), and Hallasan (한라산). Wonder if you could figure out which sculpture represents which mountain? There are also over 1000 species of plants indigenous to Korea inside. You’ll learn to love Korea’s natural ecosystem here.

Plan A Trip

Address: 777-17 Mansae-ro 3.1, Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do (경기 화성시 팔탄면 3.1만세로 777-17)
Days: Closed Mondays, January 1, Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok
Hours: 9:00am ~ 6:00pm
Admission: Adults: W3,000, Children 13-18: W2,000; Children 7-12: W1,500

Geoje Botanical Garden Greenhouse (거제식물원)

To be honest, this is one that is on my list of needs to see because I haven’t made it down to the island of Geoje in some time. Just opened in recent years, this has been promoted as the largest dome glass botanical garden in Korea.

The giant dome took 7,500 triangular glass pieces to construct and from the outside looks like an egg that was cut in half lengthwise. It is 30 meters tall at its highest point and even has a 10-meter-high artificial waterfall inside as well as a skywalk. It’s a tropical paradise inside with fruit trees, a “Tree of Enlightenment”, Baobab trees, and plenty more to fill such a large space. It might just be time for an adventure to Geoje Island in Korea if you ask me.

Geoje Botanical Garden Greenhouse (거제식물원) — Credit: Geoje City

Plan A Trip

Address: 17 Oedo-gil, Ilun-myeon, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do (경상남도 거제시 일운면 외도길 17)
Directions: The best way to get down to Geoje is to fly into Gimhae airport and then catch a bus to the island or take a bus or train to Busan and then take a bus. Or just make a road trip of it and see more of the country on your way.
Open Hours: Summer: 8:00am ~ 7:00pm; Winter: 8:30am ~ 5:00pm (Closed Mondays)
Admission: Adult W11,000, Middle school/High school W8,000, Children W5,000, Military/Police W8,000. Group: Middle school/ High School W6,000 (with 30 or more), Children W4,000 (with 30 or more).

Children’s Grand Park Botanical Garden Greenhouse (어린이대공원 식물원 온실)

This greenhouse in Seoul is comprised of two levels of fun with eight themed spaces including the tropical zone, flower and butterfly zone, succulent zone, and more. The botanical garden is just one of the numerous attractions in Seoul’s Children’s Grand Park and on top of that, it’s FREE. There is so much to do in the park itself, you’ll want to visit this stop and see everything else while you’re there.

Plan A Trip

Address: 216 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 광진구 능동로 216)
By Metro: Line 7, Children’s Grand Park Station, Exit 1 and walk 5 minutes on foot.
Hours: 5:00am ~ 10:00pm
Zoo: 9:30am ~ 5:00pm (Hours may vary due to weather conditions)
Admission: Free

National Institute of Ecology Ecorium (국립생태원(서천))

These connected greenhouses are an amazing learning opportunity. They represent five main climate zones and have over 1,900 flora representing each zone and a total of 230 fauna from the regions. It’s a really interesting use of space.

You’ll start at one end and walk through the different climate zones seeing and feeling the difference. It’s huge as well and tucked a bit out of the way in Korea means it could be less busy than other greenhouses. When we visited, there were only a handful of people going through the greenhouses. You may not have heard about Seocheon yet, but you should go and see the sights while you can!

National Institute of Ecology Ecorium (국립생태원(서천)), Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

Plan A Trip

Address: 223-3 Songnae-ri, Maseo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea (충청남도 서천군 마서면 송내리 223-3)
By Bus: Ride to Jangang and walk 20 minutes.
Hours: 9:30am ~ 6:00pm/9:30am ~ 17:00pm (November through February)
Admission: Adult W5,000, Teen W3,000, Note (Disabled/Children 5-12) W2,000. Group (Over 20) Adult W4,000, Teen W2,000, Note W1,000.

Yeomiji Botanical Garden Greenhouse (여미지 식물원)

If you’re visiting Jeju Island in the winter but want to get that tropical feel, this is the place to head for sure. There is a flower and butterfly garden, an aquatic garden, a succulent plant garden, a tropical garden, and more.

In the center of this tall greenhouse is also an awesome observatory tower. You can take the elevator up to the top for a bird’s eye view of the entire botanical garden beneath you. If you visit on a clear day, you can also see out to the ocean beyond. When’s the last time you went to Jeju?