Discover 20 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Taipei (Taiwan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry, Linji Huguo Chan Temple, and Heritage and Culture Education Center of Taipei City. Also, be sure to include Taipei City Hall in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Taipei (Taipei).
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Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry
The Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry is a pastry culture and making museum in Taiwan.
The museum has two branches in Taiwan, one in Shilin District, Taipei and another in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City.[1]
Linji Huguo Chan Temple
Linji Huguo Chan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Zhongshan District of Taipei, Taiwan.[2]
Heritage and Culture Education Center of Taipei City
The Heritage and Culture Education Center of Taipei City is located in the historic Bopiliao area in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan.[3]
Address: 10852台北市萬華區廣州街101號, Taipei (万华区)
Taipei City Hall
The Taipei City Hall, the seat of Taipei City government, is located at Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan.
The height of building is 54.42 m, the floor area is 196,684.59m2, and it comprises 12 floors above ground, as well as 2 basement levels.[4]
Address: 1 市府路, Taipei (信义区)
Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall
Place of worship in Taipei, Taiwan. The Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall is an ancestral shrine in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan.[5]
Taipei Music Center
The Taipei Music Center is a performing arts and cultural venue in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan.[6]
Chien Mu House
The Chien Mu House is a former house of Ch'ien Mu in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. The house is located inside Soochow University and managed by the university.[7]
Maokong
Maokong is an area located in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. The area used to be the biggest tea growing area of Taipei. There are many intertwining footpaths which have been used to transport tea. Now, it is a popular place for tea culture and viewing the night scenery of Taipei City.[8]
Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, also known as Agora Garden, is a residential high-rise building located in Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building has an architectural height of 93.2 m with 21 floors above ground and four basement levels, with a floor area of 42,335 m2. The tower was designed by the Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut and was completed in 2018. The building has received a LEED Gold energy label as well as a Diamond level awarded by the Low Carbon Building Alliance.[9]
Taipei Hakka Culture Hall
Cultural center in Taipei, Taiwan. The Taipei Hakka Culture Hall is a cultural center in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan which acts as a center for cultural exchange between the Hakka community and Taipei residence.[10]
Chengmei Riverside Park
The Chengmei Riverside Park is a park along the Keelung River in Taipei, Taiwan.[11]
Luzhou District
Luzhou District is an inner city district in northwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the second smallest district in New Taipei City after Yonghe District.[12]
Chinese Culture University
University in Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese Culture University is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students. Satellite campuses are located in the Jianguo, Ximending, and Zhongxiao East Road areas of Taipei City. CCU has a vast collaboration and network with top universities around the world.
The school was founded as Far East University in 1962 by Chang Chi-yun, and renamed College of Chinese Culture by President Chiang Kai-shek in 1963. It became Chinese Culture University in 1980. CCU is organized into twelve academic colleges: Liberal Arts, Foreign Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Journalism and Communications, Arts, Environmental Design, Law, Agriculture, and Education.[13]
TWTC International Trade Building
The TWTC International Trade Building is a skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the sixth tallest in Xinyi Special District. The height of building is 142.920 m, the floor area is 111,791.52 m2, and it comprises 34 floors above ground, as well as 3 basement levels.[14]
Uni-President International Tower
Skyscraper in Taiwan. The Uni-President International Tower is a skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the fifth tallest in Xinyi Special District. The height of building is 154.0 m, the floor area is 116,773.91m2, and it comprises 30 floors above ground, as well as 7 basement levels. It houses the Australian Office in Taipei, British Office Taipei, and Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office. The lower level shopping mall is operated by Eslite.[15]
Chin Shan Yen Gate
The Chin Shan Yen Gate is a gate in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan.[16]
Farglory Financial Center
The Farglory Financial Center is a skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the eighth tallest building in Taiwan and the fourth tallest in Xinyi Special District. The height of building is 208 m, the floor area is 61,147.58m2, and it comprises 32 floors above ground, as well as 4 basement levels.[17]
Qidong Street Japanese Houses
Heritage building in Taipei, Taiwan. Qidong Street Japanese Houses is located in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan. During the Qing Dynasty, Qidong Street was a major lane for transporting rice from the Taipei basin to harbours along the river. Prior to the construction of the Taipei City Walls in 1884, one could travel from Bangkah past the East Gate area and along Qidong Street which joined Bade Road, leading to modern-day Songshan, Nangang, and eventually Keelung.
The history of Qidong spans the Qing era, the Japanese era, and contemporary times. The group of dwellings, located in the center of a modern-day residential district for city officials, housed Japanese civil servants and later provided housing for Republic of China central government figures.
During Japanese rule, the area belonged to the Saiwaichō civil servant housing group (幸町職務官舍群), of which most of the architecture dates from the 1920s to the 1940s. The buildings feature distinctly Japanese architectural features and their overall layout remains largely complete, a state rarely seen in the current day. The house at #11, Lane 53, Qidong Street is particularly well preserved with original porch, doors, and interior spaces as well as a sculptured garden.
In addition, Taipei is home to approximately 2,000 wooden structures built during the Japanese rule of the island between 1895 and 1945, as well as some 4,000 trees that have been growing in their surrounding gardens since that time.[18]
Address: No. 25、27, Section 2, Jinan Road, Taipei (中正区)
Formosa Plastics Group Museum
Museum in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The Formosa Plastics Group Museum is located on the grounds of Chang Gung University in Taiwan. After opening to the public in 2004, it became a tourist attraction in Taoyuan. The museum has six above-ground exhibition floors and one basement exhibition area covering over 8,000 square meters. Its main purpose is to present two FPG founders Wang Yung-Ching and Wang Yung Tsai’s history. Free individual, scheduled group and holiday tours as well as recorded audio guides are available to visitors.[19]
Jingmei Night Market
The Jingmei Night Market is a night market in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.[20]