For a Seoul trip inspired by Netflix, begin with a scene you recognize and a place you can visit appropriately. Noksapyeong Overpass has a documented Itaewon Class connection, Dongdaemun Design Plaza hosted the XO, Kitty welcome-party scenes, and Gyeonghuigung stands in for a royal setting in Kingdom.
Other references need more care. A guide may name an entire park without identifying a specific viewpoint. A fictional hotel can combine several real buildings. The sections below separate those cases so you can plan a useful visit without expecting every screen detail to remain.
“Netflix fans” describes the audience for this route. It does not mean every title was commissioned by Netflix or is currently available in every country. XO, Kitty is a US series set largely in Korea, included here for its documented Seoul locations.
Itaewon Class: start with Noksapyeong Overpass
VISITKOREA’s filming guide identifies Noksapyeong Overpass as a recurring Itaewon Class setting. It is a useful public-space anchor for a walk around Noksapyeong and Itaewon.
Save “Noksapyeong Overpass” (녹사평 육교) rather than simply the station name. Approach along the public pedestrian route and keep the crossing clear. Take a quick photo if conditions allow, then make time for food or coffee in the neighborhood. An overpass is still a route people need to use.
What about DanBam, the mural and the guesthouse?
The same tourism guide records SEOUL BAM as the DanBam setting, G Guesthouse as a filming location and the Angel Wings mural as another scene location. These establish historical connections. They do not confirm that the business, mural or interior looks the same today.
If a restaurant visit matters to you, verify the current business and its own opening notice before going. This route does not include guesthouse interiors or rooftops: filming there did not make guest accommodation public visitor space. Likewise, skip a mural detour if its present location or condition cannot be confirmed. The overpass and surrounding public streets still make a worthwhile neighborhood visit.
Squid Game: read the Namsan reference precisely
Netflix’s own location guide includes Namsan Mountain Park among Seoul settings and notes that the park is home to the cable car and N Seoul Tower. It does not identify each of those attractions as a separate filmed scene. Choose Namsan for a park walk and a city view, with that distinction in mind.
Decide how you will get uphill before setting out. Walking involves slopes, and a cable-car journey or tower visit has separate operating and ticket arrangements. A view from the park does not require committing to every attraction. For a stronger named-scene connection within Namsan, our first-time K-drama location guide explains Baekbeom Plaza’s Itaewon Class link.
Seoul Forest Station and a Seongsu afternoon
Netflix also identifies Seoul Forest Station in its Squid Game guide. Use the station as a practical starting point if you want to combine that connection with Seoul Forest and Seongsu. Do not block gates or platforms, stage games in passenger areas or expect a permanent display marking the scene.
The wider café district is an optional neighborhood extension; the station reference does not make every café or park path a Squid Game location. Our Seongsu café and pop-up guide explains how to build that afternoon and includes a separate, documented Vincenzo café connection.
Ssangmun-dong: a neighborhood, without a private-address itinerary
Netflix’s guide names Ssangmun-dong in Dobong-gu among the series’ Seoul settings. It is a residential neighborhood, and the source’s broad mention is not enough to identify a visitor-ready walking route through individual homes or apartment entrances.
For a first trip, give it a separate day only if you have another public destination you want to visit there. This guide does not direct readers to private homes, residents or personal routines. Avoid photographing people as though they were part of the production.
XO, Kitty: the welcome party at DDP
Netflix’s XO, Kitty guide identifies Dongdaemun Design Plaza as the KISS welcome-party location in Episode 1 and the setting for Kitty’s departure from that party in Episode 2.
DDP works well as an architecture stop even if you are traveling with someone who has not watched the series. Start from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, follow current signs to the complex and explore publicly accessible spaces. Check any exhibition separately; an event space used for filming may be booked, ticketed or closed on your date.
Make DDP the main stop for this part of the day instead of adding it after every other neighborhood in Seoul. Nearby shopping or a planned stretch of Cheonggyecheon can extend the outing if your energy and the weather allow.
Han Hotel is a combination of real buildings
Netflix identifies State Tower Namsan as the fictional Han Hotel’s exterior, with interiors filmed at Grand Hyatt Seoul and Pacific Hotel. Seeing one building will therefore not reproduce the whole screen setting.
State Tower can be an optional exterior view from a public route in central Seoul. Hotels and office interiors remain working spaces with their own access rules. This guide does not include guest floors, private functions or uninvited lobby photo sessions. If you independently book a meal or stay, follow the property’s rules; the booking does not grant access to every filming area.
Kingdom: Gyeonghuigung’s Sungjeongjeon Hall
Visit Seoul’s Kingdom guide identifies Sungjeongjeon Hall at Gyeonghuigung Palace as the building used for the show’s “Gangnyeongjeon.” The fictional name should not send you to the actual Gangnyeongjeon at Gyeongbokgung if your goal is this filming site.
Use the palace as the focus of a heritage visit, following the open visitor route and treating the architecture with care. Check current opening arrangements before setting out; the tourism article’s filming information is useful, but some practical notices in it date from the pandemic period.
For more royal context, continue with our Jongmyo guide or Changdeokgung guide. Those are separate visits with their own access arrangements, rather than automatic additions to a full location day.
Pick one route, then one optional extension
- Itaewon and Namsan: Start with the overpass and a meal, then use transport to your chosen Namsan entry point. Hills and transfers make this more than one continuous casual walk
- Seoul Forest and Seongsu: Use the station, park and one café as an eastern-Seoul afternoon. Keep pop-ups conditional on actual dates and entry availability
- Palace or design day: Choose Gyeonghuigung for Kingdom, or DDP for XO, Kitty. Add the other only after checking the cross-city journey and opening times
Save the Korean place names and your return route before leaving. Our travel apps guide and subway guide cover the tools for those journeys.
A filming credit answers “Was this used on screen?” Current venue information answers “Can I visit this part today?” Check both, keep passageways clear and accept that scenery, signs and interiors may have changed.
Source connections checked on October 5, 2026. This guide does not verify live streaming availability, current commercial-venue admission or exact camera positions.