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🇰🇷 Penguin stones in South Korea

53 hand-painted stones to find

53 hand-painted penguin stones have been hidden in South Korea so far. They are spread across 4 places — the most in Seoul, Busan, DMZ. 2 of them are rare golden stones. The first went out on 12 November 2025, the most recent on 25 November 2025. Each one is on the map with photos of the spot and the name of whoever hid it — waiting for someone to find it.

See them on the map Browse all 53 stones

Places with penguin stones

The latest stones here

Hand-painted penguin stone #841 hidden at Gwangtonggyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, South Korea
#841

Gwangtonggyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #825 hidden at Jangtonggyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, South Korea
#825

Jangtonggyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #810 hidden at Seodaemun Independence Park & Prison History Hall, Seoul, South Korea
#810

Seodaemun Independence Park & Prison History Hall

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #797 hidden at Samilgyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, South Korea
#797

Samilgyo Bridge at Cheonggyecheon Stream

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #748 hidden at Penguin Amateur Company Cafe, Seoul, South Korea
#748

Penguin Amateur Company Cafe

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #747 hidden at Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea
#747

Hongdae

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #723 hidden at LeMong Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
#723

LeMong Hotel

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #721 hidden at Namdaemun Market, Seoul, South Korea
#721

Namdaemun Market

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #1414 hidden at Stone wall at Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
#1414

Stone wall at Changdeokgung Palace

Special Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #833 hidden at Pond in Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
#833

Pond in Changgyeonggung Palace

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #831 hidden at Fermentation Barrels in Namsan Gugakdang, Seoul, South Korea
#831

Fermentation Barrels in Namsan Gugakdang

Seoul, South Korea
Hand-painted penguin stone #819 hidden at House in Gwanhun-dong, Seoul, South Korea
#819

House in Gwanhun-dong

Seoul, South Korea

✈️ Visiting South Korea?

Plan the rest of the trip with Miško’s travel guides on Lifeguin, the blog where Penguin Stones began.

Travel guides to South Korea on Lifeguin →

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