Our own visit (September 2026), not sponsored. Tour times, courses and how to apply follow the Constitutional Court's tour information page, checked on October 6, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Constitutional Court of Korea Tour with Kids (Seoul) — Sitting in the Grand Courtroom We’d Only Seen on the News
We took our kids
on a tour of the Constitutional Court ⚖️
To be honest,
it was my first time inside, too.
The Constitutional Court under a blue sky — the moment we arrived, one of our kids ran on ahead
(100 m from exit 2 of
Anguk Station, Line 3)
🗓 Weekdays 10:00 · 14:00 · 16:00
Saturdays: 2 days a month
at 11:00 · 15:00
⏱ Courses: 30 / 60 / 90 min
✍ Apply in advance on the website
Individuals & families can apply
from 9:00 on the first Monday
of the month before
📞 02-708-3416 (school tours)
📺 A place we’d only seen on the news
Over the past few years,
amid the impeachment cases,
we saw it on the news countless times.
Walking into the place
where those decisions are made,
seeing it with our own eyes
and learning about it with our kids —
that alone meant a lot.
By the main gate — the main building beyond the pine trees
The lobby — the space itself carries a different weight
📜 The constitution in the lobby
High up in the lobby,
a line from the constitution
is carved in large letters.
A sentence well worth
reading aloud to your kids,
right in the middle of the building.
The constitutional article high up in the lobby
⚖️ The highlight: the Grand Courtroom
Grand Courtroom, Room 123 — the very room from the news
The very room
we’d only seen on TV
during the impeachment trials!
We sat right in the gallery
and looked around
while listening to the guide.
From the gallery of the Grand Courtroom — the justices' bench and the Korean flag right in front of us
In the hallway,
photos of the court’s past presidents
and justices
fill an entire wall.
The wall of past presidents and justices of the Constitutional Court
Individuals & families can apply
from 9:00 am on the first Monday
of the month before the tour
🗺 Tour courses (per the Constitutional Court)
Course 1 · 30 min
Grand Courtroom, photos in judges’ robes, the back garden
Course 2 · 60 min
A video, the central lobby, Grand Courtroom,
the back garden & Baeksong (white pine) Sky Park,
the library and the exhibition hall
Course 3 · 90 min
Course 2 + a lecture and a talk
with a constitutional research officer
Saturday tours follow Course 2
and are for elementary to high school students
and their families.
Once you’re approved,
you’ll get a text message.
Tours may be cancelled
because of the court’s trial schedule.
🥔 Make it a half-day
Cross the street
to Gamjabat Market (감자밭마켓)
for potato bread,
and you’ve got a half-day outing!
Our potato bread review → read it here
📍 Gamjabat Market — open in Naver Map
👍 This post is for you if…
✔ You want a real-life
civics lesson with your kids
✔ You want to see a place
from the news in person
✔ You’re looking for a half-day plan
around Bukchon and Anguk Station
Seeing a place from the news
through your kids’ eyes is
a more vivid lesson than any textbook.
Thanks to my wife
for setting this up,
and to our kids for coming along —
it was a day I’m grateful for.
From our visit in September 2026. Tour times, courses and how to apply follow the Constitutional Court's tour information page (in Korean) (checked 2026-10-06) and may change. The guide's face has been blurred. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. All times, numbers and the phone number match the Korean original, whose tour details were checked against the Constitutional Court's tour information page on October 6, 2026. We did not check whether tours are offered in English. Original post (Korean)