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Heojun Museum

Yes, wheelchair users can visit, with step-free entry, an elevator and accessible toilets. The approach may be steep, but the slope at the main entrance may be gentle. It is a museum of Korean medicine, opened in 2005 where Heo Jun was born and raised.

Wheelchair
Wheelchair accessibleThe main entrance, the elevator, the flat floors inside and the accessible toilets all work for wheelchair users.
Walking load
Not rated yet
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Curved museum gallery with display cases of old books under wall panels, below a round ceiling with small lights
Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

  • Gayang StationLine 9Street elevators: not known yet.About 770 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Yangcheon Hyanggyo StationLine 9Street elevators at Exits 3 and 5.About 860 m in a straight line.
    Station

Heads-up

The approach may be steep, but the slope at the main entrance may be gentle.

Getting in

Approach
The path to the museum has no steps and is wide. The approach may be steep, but the slope at the main entrance may be gentle.
Entrance
The main entrance has no step. Its slope may be gentle and easy to use by wheelchair, but the approach slope may be steep. It is not clear whether these are the same slope.
Tickets
There is a ticket counter just for wheelchair users. The information desk is also at an easy height from a wheelchair.
Parking
Accessible parking is available, and you can use it freely by wheelchair.
Route
It is a 10-minute walk from Gayang Station Exit 1 (Line 9). From Balsan Station Exit 3 (Line 5), take branch bus 6657, 6630 or 1002 to Gongjin Middle School (공진중학교).

Inside

Elevator
You can use the elevator freely in a wheelchair. Floors inside the building are flat.
Toilets
Accessible toilets are inside the regular restrooms. You can reach and use them freely in a wheelchair.
Wheelchairs
You can borrow a wheelchair for free, as of October 2026. You leave an ID while you use it, so ask staff whether your passport counts.

Also useful

Free days
Admission is free on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month and around traditional holidays, as of November 2024. It is also free on Children's Day, March 1st Independence Movement Day, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day and Hangeul Day.
Baby care
You can borrow a stroller for free, with an ID left as a deposit, as of October 2026. There is a nursing room and a diaper-changing table, but no family toilet, baby chair or stroller storage.
Vision
The approach path has tactile paving. The museum also has access features for visitors with visual impairments.
Hearing
Touchscreen guide devices are available. The museum also has access features and information facilities for visitors with hearing impairments.

Not known yet

  • Regular admission fee, opening hours and closing days
  • How steep and how long the approach path is
  • Elevator size, and the accessible toilet's door type and inside size
  • Elevator route from accessible parking to the exhibition floors
  • English labels or English guide service

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

  • Seoul DanurimNov 2024
  • Korea Tourism OrganizationOct 2026

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