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With the change of the form of tourism into new alternative tourism, the increase in demand for local culture experience and the rising interest in physical and mental health improvement through well-being, behaviors and traveling patterns of tourists are changing. Therefore, this study exploratively looked into the present state of walking tourism in Seoul City and its problems, based on the theoretical research on walking tourism, and focused on revitalization plans. The walking tourism revitalization plans suggested by this study might vary depending on the change in social environment and policy, and it could be a limitation that this study on walking tourism was qualitative, being biased by the theoretical background. Also, there is a limitation in generalizing the suggestions for revitalizing walking tourism. Thus, more samples would be required and empirical analysis-based quantitative research should be actively conducted in the future. Furthermore, each local government including Seoul have to revitalize walking tourism through ideas and efforts of a lot of experts in walking tourism.