Incheon
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대한민국의 관문 | The gateway of Korea
Why visit
Most travellers know Incheon only as the airport, but the city rewards a stop. The steeply atmospheric Chinatown (Korea's only one) at Wolmido, the Korean War 1950 Inchon Landing memorial, ferries out to a string of west-coast islands, the futuristic Songdo Central Park, and excellent jjamppong spicy-seafood noodles invented in the Chinese-Korean fusion of the port.
When to avoid
Skip Incheon during the jangma monsoon, which peaks in July, when precipitation averages 11.6 mm a day, close to three times June's rate and the wettest month of the year. Storm winds and rough seas during the heaviest rain routinely suspend ferry service to the outlying islands for days at a time.
