Bukhansan National Park, South Korea Jan 12, 2024

Just a few kilometres north of the bustling capital city of Seoul, South Korea"s Bukhansan National Park is a treasured retreat for city dwellers and international visitors. The park, established in 1983, hosts lush forests, ancient temples and the three granite peaks of Bukhan Mountain. Among the park"s ridges and valleys, water deer, wild boar, chipmunks and squirrels roam freely. A careful ear might pick out the rat-a-tat of woodpeckers or the chirpy melody of the various songbirds that perch in the trees. The park is also home to Bukhansanseong Fortress, whose current structure dates to 1711. The fortification was constructed to protect Seoul from external threats, which it did during the Korean War.

© TRAVEL TAKE PHOTOS/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Where two continents meet
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jan 12, 2026Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
Sep 23, 2025Keel-billed toucan, Costa Rica
Jan 21, 2026Sand dunes in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan
Oct 11, 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon
Spanning the soft sunlight
Dare to tread through the fairy flower?
Jan 24, 2025Strokkur geyser in Iceland
Apr 16, 2025Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Pick your paradise
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Dec 16, 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
A light in the coastal darkness
Tomb of the Golden Pharaoh
Jul 19, 2026Barn swallows of different subspecies resting together
Oct 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
Nov 10, 2024Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Apr 5, 2024The Bahamas
On a dark and stormy night...
Peek-a-boo, I see you!
Jan 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
One on land, a million in space
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Mar 5, 2025Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
Angry bird, doting dad
Dec 26, 2024Boxing Day
Monsoon awakens the sleeping mountains
Feb 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California, USA
Mar 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
International Archaeology Day
What’s your favorite colour?