Souvenirs of | Seoraksan National Park

List of Souvenirs | Seoraksan National Park

I think I’m getting a little bit better about not hoarding every single thing I see, but also, Korean’s are pretty bad at merchandising souvenirs. Or maybe, Koreans have a different idea of a souvenir? The only souvenir shop (at least by my expectations) we found was at the top of the cable car. From afar, the shop looked as if it sold maybe just scarves and jewelry, but upon closer inspection I found a magnet, a postcard (as in the only postcard I saw in the entire park), and a DIY hanging wooden thing emblazoned with “Sorak.” Otherwise, the only places we saw that remotely resembled a gift shop were those that sold Buddhist items near the temple. The unfortunate thing is that there were quite a few really cute logos, graphics, and illustrations of Seoraksan that we saw used throughout the park on maps, signs, and billboards, but sadly not on tchotchkes. 

Bonus Souvenir

We took the following photo at the visitor center, I mean, how could we not? The bear character(s) and the logo on the bear’s hat were displayed on various paraphernalia throughout the park, but not on anything we could take home. You already did the work, Korea! Now slap that stuff on tshirt and mugs, sell it for $10 and call it a day! I would say this is the American in me coming out, and it probably is, but Koreans love buying stuff too.

Anyway, we had to settle for this crummy photo of us instead: