Lotte’s World: Record Breaking Adventure in Seoul

7 min readJul 5, 2019

A view of Olympic Park from the top of Lotte World Tower

From world record breaking heights and sights, to a mall that has its own concert hall, cinema, aquarium, with an amusement park next door. Lotte seems to have it all in the Jamsil area of Seoul. Today, we will be taking a look inside of the Lotte World Mall and Lotte World Adventure, views from the Lotte World Tower, a walk around Olympic Park and a stroll along Seokchonhosu Lake and Songpa Naru Park.

Lotte World Tower

If you come to the Jamsil area as a visitor, you have to go to the Lotte World Tower. The tower currently holds 3 Guinness World Records for Tallest double deck elevator, fastest double-deck lift, and highest glass-floor observation deck.

It only takes 60 seconds to get from the bottom to the top of the tower and there are breathtaking views of Seoul. There will also be a special show once you’ve arrived.

Amazing views from the top. You can see many of the bridges that span the Han River. On a lucky day you can even spot the N Seoul Tower.

The tower has a lot of places and room to have a 360 view of the area and there are places to eat, drink, and buy souvenirs. You can also have an experience outside in the viewing area on one of the floors. The ticket cost 27,000 KRW, but you can get it cheaper on an online reservation on their website or on Trazy.

A closer look at Olympics Park from the top

Olympic Park

From the 1988 Olympics held in Seoul, Olympic Park stands as a popular place to visit and walk around. When you first enter the park you are met at Peace Square where you will be able to see the Olympics flame still burning and all of the countries flags that participated in 1988.

The park also contains a smaller cultural art park where there are museums for visitors to see, a leisure sports park where you can take sports lessons, and an environment Eco-park that is home to many wild animals. It is a great time to visit on a beautiful day in the summer.

All of the flags from the 1988 Olympics are still here

Welcome to Lotte World Mall

From outside, Lotte World Mall looks like any typical mall within Seoul. When you step inside though, there is a whole different atmosphere as you walk along the many different shops and restaurants. The mall has many different sections that include an aquarium, concert hall, and cinema. You’ll be spending a lot of time roaming around and deciding what to get.

Shopping Mall: B1F- 6F

The Studio Ghibli Store is a must see for fans of Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli.

The Lotte shopping mall is made up of 7 different floors and has a wide variety of clothing shops, cafes, restaurants and even has its own VR interactive game area on the 3rd floor. One of the most unique places within the mall are the different food areas.

29th Street on the left and Seoul Seoul 3080 on the right

On the 5th and 6th floor you can eat traditional Korean food from the 1930s to 1980s in Seoul Seoul 3080 or roam 29 Street for food from China, India, Spain and or Japan. The 5th floor also has Korea’s first cooking studio, if you want to get hands on. In addition, the mall has a European Cafe Street on the 2nd floor and Japanese styled food section on the 3rd floor.

Avenuel: B1F-6F

Everything in this place screams luxury. Via: Korea Tourism Organization

On the other side of the mall lies Avenuel, a place to shop for luxury goods and items if you can afford them.

Aquarium: B2F-B1F

The Aquarium inside the ball is located near the bottom floor and has over thirteen different themes and has marine life from all five oceans. You can see Beluga’s and over 650 species. It costs about 31,000 KRW to get in, but you can save by purchasing a combo discount ticket that includes Lotte World for 41,500 KRW on Trazy.

Concert Hall: 8F-10F

Concert Hall: 8–10 Floor — Via: Martin Harman

A view of the area outside of the concert hall (left). Posters of future performances (right)

The concert hall in Lotte features seating that surrounds the stage and has leading edge technology to bring more life to the music. I couldn’t go inside because there were no concerts happening, but you can go outside on the terrace and walk around.

Lotte Cinema: 5F-11F

A view of the Super Plex G screen from 1 of 628 seats

You can see hand prints of famous actors on 5th Floor

This movie theater is the largest movie theater in Asia with 21 different screens and seats for over 4,615 people. The cinema’s special screen the Super Plex G had won the Guinness World Record for the largest cinema screen in 2014.

The seats were comfortable and had a lot of space and movie theater audio was breathtaking.

You can easily purchase a ticket from one of the many ticket machines, which have an English option.

Lotte World Adventure

From multiple thrill rides, VR interactive attractions, and classic theme park rides. Lotte World Adventure has a little bit of everything to give you a great park experience. It was once recognized as the World’s Largest Indoor Theme park in the Guinness Book of World records.

Lotte World has a large indoor area. View from the top of Lotte World Tower.

Located right next to the Lotte World Mall is the Lotte World Adventure theme park. The theme park has an indoor and outdoor section with a lot of attractions. It cost 57,000 KRW for a park ticket, but with the combo discount ticket on Trazy you can get it for 41,500 KRW.

A scene from a Korean Drama — Via: Korean Dramaland

Seokchonhosu Lake and Songpa Naru Park

View of the park from outside Lotte Concert Hall

Right outside of the Lotte World Mall and Lotte World Tower, you can find a beautiful Songpa Naru Park right next to Seokchonhosu Lake. There are many trees on the path and you can walk and enjoy the nice breeze. During the springtime there are cherry blossom trees that bloom around the lake, making it a sight to see.