Insa-dong is home to dozens of galleries, antique shops, traditional restaurants, teashops, and souvenir shops. In late 2004, the culture complex Ssamziegil opened. The new building has four above ground floors and two basement-level floors, where numerous shops exhibit and sell art. Both the building's architecture and the unique products and art are a pleasure to see, attracting throngs of digital-camera youngsters and tourists. A walk around Insa-dong and Ssamziegil takes about an hour.
Insadong and the surrounding area were the residences of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) officials, extended royal families, and the yangbanaristocratic class. The antique art shops that were established here during the Japanese Colonial Period carried everyday items of the privileged class as these items became antiques in the face of modernity.Since then, Insadong has been home to dozens of art galleries and antique shops. Insadong's narrow alleys branch out into all directions from one main street. To explore the interesting places on these side alleys, it would be helpful to get a map of Insadong at one of three Tourism Information Centers that are located at the center and the two ends of the main street.
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