List of tourist attractions in Taiwan explained

Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:

Attractions

Historical buildings

• Beihai Tunnel, Beigan
• Beihai Tunnel, Nangan
• Bopiliao Historic Block
• Daxi Wude Hall
• Eternal Golden Castle
• First Guesthouse
• Fongyi Tutorial Academy
• Former British Consulate at Takao
• Former Japanese Navy Fongshan Communication Center
• Former Tainan Weather Observatory
• Fort Provintia
• Fort Santo Domingo
• Fort Zeelandia
• Fuxing Barn
• Great South Gate
• Gulongtou Zhenwei Residence
• Hobe Fort
• Jhen Wen Academy
• Kaohsiung Grand Hotel
• Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
• Lee Teng-fan's Ancient Residence
• Lin Family Mansion and Garden
• Meinong East Gate Tower
• Moving Castle
• Niumatou Site
• North Gate of Xiong Town
• Presidential Office Building
• Qihou Fort
• Qing Dynasty Taiwan Provincial Administration Hall
• Shihlin Paper Mill
• Taipei Guest House
• Tianma Tea House
• Walls of Taipei
• Wistaria Tea House
• Workshop of Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry
• Wude Martial Arts Center
• Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
• Yuanshan Grand Hotel
• Yunlin Story House
• Zhongshan Hall

Memorials

• 228 Peace Memorial Park
• Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall
• Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall
• Chen Jhong-he Memorial Hall
• Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
• Chin Pao San
• Cihu Mausoleum
• Drop of Water Memorial Hall
• Eternal Spring Shrine
• Gaoshi Shrine
• Green Island Human Rights Culture Park
• Guo Ziyi Memorial Hall
• Jiji Military History Park
• Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park
• Kagi Shrine
• Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine
• Koxinga Ancestral Shrine
• Liu Clan Shrine
• National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
• Ōgon Shrine
• Shetou Doushan Ancestral Shrine
• Shigong Shrine
• Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
• Taichung Martyrs' Shrine
• Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine
• Tomb of Chen Jhong-he
• Touliao Mausoleum
• Wang Yun-wu Memorial Hall
• Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall
• Xiaolin Village Memorial Park
• Yang Family Ancestral Hall
• Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial

Skyscrapers

See main article: List of tallest buildings in Taiwan.

• Shin Kong Life Tower
• Sun-Shooting Tower
• Taipei 101
• Tuntex Sky Tower

Public places, squares and art centers

• Chiayi Performing Arts Center
• Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park
• Dadong Arts Center
• Hongmaogang Cultural Park
• Hsinchu City Art Site of Railway Warehouse
• Huashan 1914 Creative Park
• Liberty Square
• Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery
• Lukang Artist Village
• National Center for Traditional Arts
• National Changhua Living Art Center
• National Hsinchu Living Arts Center
• Pier-2 Art Center
• Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
• Taichung City Tun District Art Center
• Taichung Cultural and Creative Industries Park
• Tainan Cultural and Creative Park
• Taipei Expo Park
• Taoyuan Arts Center
• Xikou Township Cultural Life Center
• Yuanlin Performance Hall
• Zhecheng Cultural Park
• Zhongli Arts Hall

Lighthouses

See main article: List of lighthouses in Taiwan.

Temples

See main article: List of temples in Taiwan.

• Changfu Temple
• Chaotian Temple
• Chung Tai Chan Monastery
• Dharma Drum Mountain
• Fo Guang Shan Monastery
• Great Queen of Heaven Temple
• Guandu Temple
• Linji Huguo Chan Temple
• Nung Chan Monastery
• Shandao Temple
• State Temple of the Martial God
• Xingtian Temple

Pagodas

• Ci En Pagoda
• Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
• Maoshan Pagoda
• Spring and Autumn Pavilions
• Wentai Pagoda

Churches

• High-Heel Wedding Church
• Holy Rosary Cathedral
• Luce Memorial Chapel

Mosques

See main article: List of mosques in Taiwan.

• An-Nur Tongkang Mosque
• At-Taqwa Mosque
• Kaohsiung Mosque
• Longgang Mosque
• Taichung Mosque
• Tainan Mosque
• Taipei Cultural Mosque
• Taipei Grand Mosque

Museums

See main article: List of museums in Taiwan.

• 228 Memorial Museum
• 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan
• Arwin Charisma Museum Tourist Factory
• Assembly Affairs Museum of the Legislative Yuan
• August 23 Artillery Battle Museum
• Beitou Hot Spring Museum
• Beitou Museum
• Beitou Plum Garden
• Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory
• Bo Yang Museum
• BRAND'S Health Museum
• Bunun Cultural Museum
• Changhua Arts Museum
• Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park
• Chengkungling History Museum
• Chi Mei Museum
• Chiayi Municipal Museum
• Chihsing Tan Katsuo Museum
• Chinese Furniture Museum
• Chung Li-he Museum
• Chunghwa Postal Museum
• Cijin Shell Museum
• Coca-Cola Museum
• Coral Museum
• Culture Museum of Sikou Township Office
• Evergreen Maritime Museum
• Fangyuan Museum of Arts
• Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department
• Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
• Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang
• Formosa Plastics Group Museum
• Furniture Manufacturing Eco-Museum in Tainan
• Glass Museum of Hsinchu City
• Gold Museum
• Guningtou War Museum
• Honey Museum
• Hsinchu City Fire Museum
• Hualien County Stone Sculptural Museum
• Huoyan Mountain Ecology Museum
• Image Museum of Hsinchu City
• Jiasian Petrified Fossil Museum
• Ju Ming Museum
• Kaohsiung Astronomical Museum
• Kaohsiung Hakka Cultural Museum
• Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
• Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
• Kaohsiung Museum of History
• Kaohsiung Museum of Labor
• Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry
• Lanyang Museum
• Li Tien-lu Hand Puppet Historical Museum
• Liu Hsing-chin Comic Museum
• Lukang Folk Arts Museum
• Mei-hwa Spinning Top Museum
• Meinong Hakka Culture Museum
• Miaoli Pottery Museum
• Miaoli Railway Museum
• Miniatures Museum of Taiwan
• Muh Sheng Museum of Entomology
• Museum of Anthropology
• Museum of Archives
• Museum of Contemporary Arts Taipei
• Museum of Drinking Water
• Museum of Medical Humanities
• Museum of Saisiat Folklore
• Museum of World Religions
• Museum of Zoology
• National Cheng Kung University Museum
• National Museum of History
• National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
• National Museum of Natural Science
• National Museum of Prehistory
• National Museum of Taiwan History
• National Museum of Taiwan Literature
• National Palace Museum
• National Radio Museum
• National Railway Museum
• National Science and Technology Museum
• National Taiwan Museum
• National Taiwan Museum of Comics
• National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
• New Taipei City Hakka Museum
• New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
• Penghu Living Museum
• Ping Huang Coffee Museum
• Ping-Lin Tea Museum
• Pingtung Art Museum
• Republic of China Air Force Museum
• Republic of China Armed Forces Museum
• Republic of China Presidential Museum
• Rueylong Museum
• Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum
• Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology
• Shilin Official Residence
• Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
• Soy Sauce Brewing Museum
• Soya-Mixed Meat Museum
• Spring Onion Culture Museum
• Suho Memorial Paper Museum
• Taichung English and Art Museum
• Taipei Astronomical Museum
• Taipei City Museum
• Taipei Fine Arts Museum
• Taipei Story House
• Taitung Art Museum
• Taiwan Balloons Museum
• Taiwan Coal Mine Museum
• Taiwan Design Museum
• Taiwan Hinoki Museum
• Taiwan Land Reform Museum
• Taiwan Metal Creative Museum
• Taiwan Mochi Museum
• Taiwan Nougat Museum
• Taiwan Salt Museum
• Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)
• Taiwan Sugar Museum (Tainan)
• Taiwan Theater Museum
• Taiwan Times Village
• Takao Railway Museum
• Tamkang University Maritime Museum
• Teng Feng Fish Ball Museum
• Tittot Glass Art Museum
• World Police Museum
• Wulai Atayal Museum
• Wulai Tram Museum
• Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Wine Museum
• YM Museum of Marine Exploration Kaohsiung
• YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
• Yu Da Wei Xian Sheng Memorial Museum
• Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum
• Zaochiao Charcoal Museum

Tourist towns

• Anping, Tainan City
• Caoling, Yunlin County
• Dajia, Taichung City
• Daxi, Taoyuan City
• Houtong Cat Village, New Taipei City
• Jiaoxi, Yilan County
• Jinguashi, New Taipei City
• Jiji, Nantou County
• Jincheng Township, Kinmen County
• Jiufen, New Taipei City
• Lukang, Changhua County
• Meinong, Kaohsiung City
• Tamsui, New Taipei City

Night markets

See main article: List of night markets in Taiwan.

• Caotun Night Market
• Fengjia Night Market
• Jin-Zuan Night Market
• Kaisyuan Night Market
• Lehua Night Market
• Liuhe Night Market
• Luodong Night Market
• Nanya Night Market
• Raohe Street Night Market
• Ruifeng Night Market
• Shilin Night Market
• Snake Alley
• Tainan Flower Night Market
• Wenhua Road Night Market
• Zhonghua Street Night Market

Streets

• Central Street
• Danshui Old Street
• Daxi Old Street
• Dihua Street
• Mofan Street
• Sanfong Central Street
• Toucheng Old Street
• Yizhong Street

Natural scenery and forest

See main article: List of national scenic areas in Taiwan.

• Alishan National Scenic Area
• Bitan
• Cape Eluanbi
• Cape San Diego
• Dakeng
• Double-Heart of Stacked Stones
• Gaomei Wetlands
• Jhihben National Forest Recreation Area
• Little Taiwan
• Maokong
• Penghu National Scenic Area
• Sansiantai
• Sihcao Wetlands
• Siraya National Scenic Area
• Taiwan Southernmost Point
• Whale Cave
• Yehliu Geopark

Lakes and reservoirs

• Changpi Lake
• Chengcing Lake
• Cueifong Lake
• Gugang Lake
• Lantan Lake
• Liyu Lake
• Longtan Lake
• Lotus Pond
• Meihua Lake
• Milk Lake
• Sun Moon Lake
• Wusanto Reservoir
• Zhongzheng Lake

Mountains and cliffs

See main article: List of mountains in Taiwan.

• Chingshui Cliff
• Luye Highlands
• Mount Banping
• Mount Dabajian
• Mount Guanyin
• Mount Hehuan
• Mount Pingfeng
• Mount Qixing
• Mount Shou
• Mount Yangming
• Mount Yu

National parks

See main article: List of national parks in Taiwan.

• Kenting National Park
• Kinmen National Park
• Shei-Pa National Park
• South Penghu Marine National Park
• Southwest Coast National Scenic Area
• Taijiang National Park
• Taroko National Park
• Yangmingshan National Park
• Yushan National Park

City parks and gardens

See main article: List of parks in Taiwan.

• Beinan Cultural Park
• Bihu Park
• Changhua Fitzroy Gardens
• Chengmei Riverside Park
• Chiayi Park
• Cijin Wind Turbine Park
• Daan Forest Park
• Dahu Park
• Dajia Riverside Park
• Dapingding Tropical Botanical Garden
• Dongshan River Water Park
• Erlun Sports Park
• Guanshan Riverside Park
• Guanshan Waterfront Park
• Ho Ping Island Hi Park
• Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park
• Kaohsiung Park
• Meiti Riverside Park
• Nanhu Riverside Park
• Nanxing Park
• Rongxing Garden Park
• Sanmin Park
• Shaochuantou Park
• Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden
• Taichung Park
• Taipei Botanical Garden
• Taitung Forest Park
• Water Tower Park
• Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
• Wu Feng Park
• Wulaokeng Scenic Area
• Xinzhong Park
• Yingfeng Riverside Park

Rivers

See main article: List of rivers of Taiwan.

• Fengshan River
• Keelung River
• Love River
• Tamsui River
• Xiuguluan River

Waterfalls

• Jiao Lung Waterfall
• Shifen Waterfall
• Wulai Waterfall

Beaches

• Baisha Bay
• Qixingtan Beach
• Fulong Beach
• Neipi Beach
• South Bay
• Yanliao Beach Park

Harbors, wharf and piers

• Badouzi Fish Harbor
• Fugang Fishery Harbor
• Haishan Fishing Port
• Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf
• Love Pier
• Shen-ao Fishing Harbor
• Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf
• Wanggong Fishing Port
• Wuci Fishery Harbor
• Zhuwei Fish Harbor

Hot and cold springs

See main article: Taiwanese hot springs.

• Beitou Hot Spring
• Guanziling Hot Spring
• Jhiben Hot Spring
• Jiaoxi Hot Spring
• Su-ao Cold Spring
• Tai-an Hot Spring

Islands and islets

• Green Island
• Jiangong Islet
• Kinmen Islands
• Lalu Island
• Lamay Island
• Matsu Islands
• Orchid Island
• Penghu Islands

Leisure resorts

• Atayal Resort
• Bunun Tribal Leisure Farm
• Flying Cow Ranch
• Green World Ecological Farm
• Jianshanpi Jiangnan Resort
• Kentington Resort
• Ming Shan Resort
• Qingjing Farm
• Shangri-La Leisure Farm
• Toucheng Leisure Farm
• Yun Hsien Resort

Cultural centers

• Amis Folk Center
• Dongshih Hakka Cultural Park
• Hakka Round House
• Hongmaogang Cultural Park
• Kaohsiung Cultural Center
• Keelung Cultural Center
• Ketagalan Culture Center
• Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center
• Taichung City Dadun Cultural Center
• Tainan Municipal Cultural Center
• Taipei Cultural Center
• Taipei Hakka Culture Hall
• Taoyuan Hakka Culture Hall
• Wu Zhuo-liu Art and Cultural Hall
• Xinying Cultural Center

Theme parks

• Bada Forest Theme Paradise
• Dalukung Land
• E-DA Theme Park
• Fantasy World
• Formosa Fun Coast
• Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
• Hou Yen Shan Hot Spring Area
• Hsinchu Maple in the Spring Corp^[1]
• Janfusun Fancyworld
• Landmine Theme Park^[2]
• Leofoo Village Theme Park
• Lihpao Land
• Little Ding-Dong Science Theme Park
• Shan Gri La Paradise
• Sun-Link-Sea Forest and Nature Resort
• Taipei Children's Amusement Park
• Taipei Water Park
• Taiwan Studio City
• Taroko Park
• Wan Ruey Forest Paradise
• West Lake Resortopia
• Window on China Theme Park
• Yamay

Zoos

• Farglory Ocean Park
• Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park
• Hsinchu Zoo
• Shou Shan Zoo
• Taipei Zoo
• Wanpi World Safari Zoo
• Yehliu Ocean World

Shopping districts

• Urban Spotlight Arcade
• Ximending

Shopping centers

See also: List of shopping malls in Taipei.

• Breeze Center
• Dream Mall
• Guang Hua Digital Plaza
• Hayashi Department Store
• Miramar Entertainment Park
• Mitsui Outlet Park Tainan
• Taipei 101 Mall
• Taipei Fish Market
• Taipei Underground Market
• Zhongshan Metro Mall

Educational centers

• Discovery Center of Taipei
• National Taiwan Arts Education Center
• National Taiwan Science Education Center
• Taipower Exhibit Center in Southern Taiwan

Libraries

• Changhua City Library
• Kaohsiung Main Public Library
• National Central Library
• National Library of Public Information
• National Taiwan Library
• Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch

Halls and theaters

• Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre
• ICC Tainan
• International Convention Center Kaohsiung
• Kaohsiung City Music Hall
• Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
• Kaohsiung Film Archive
• National Theater and Concert Hall
• New Taipei City Exhibition Hall
• Red House Theater
• Taipei Film House
• Taipei International Convention Center
• Taipei World Trade Center
• Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
• Wellspring Theater
• World Trade Center Taichung
• Xiluo Theater

Stadiums

See main article: List of stadiums in Taiwan.

• Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium
• Fengshan Stadium
• Kaohsiung Arena
• Kaohsiung National Stadium
• Taipei Arena
• Taipei Dome
• Taipei Municipal Stadium
• Taiwan Provincial Stadium
• Taoyuan Arena
• Yunlin Indoor Arena

Transportations

• Bisha Fishing Port
• Great Harbor Bridge
• New Taipei Bridge
• Qishan Train Station
• Shengxing Station
• Singuang Ferry Wharf
• Wulai Scenic Train
• Xiluo Bridge

Attractions by region

• List of tourist attractions in Taipei

Former attractions

• Children's Museum of Taipei
• Chinese Culture and Movie Center
• Chung Cheng Aviation Museum
• Sanzhi UFO houses

Festivals

• Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage
• Beigang International Music Festival
• Formoz Festival
• Hohaiyan Rock Festival
• Qing Shan King Sacrificial Ceremony
• Taipei Film Festival
• Taiwan Lantern Festival
• Women Make Waves
• Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival

See also

• Taiwan
  • National parks of Taiwan

External links

• Bureau of Cultural Heritage, List of Potential Heritage Sites in Taiwan
• Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Republic of China (English)
• Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Republic of China (Mandarin)
• Travel Section, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Sydney
• Taiwan Tour Bus 台灣觀光巴士

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404161503/http://www.themeparks.net.tw/eng/index.asp . 2013-04-04 .
2. Web site: Former Kinmen minefield now a tourist attraction - Taipei Times. www.taipeitimes.com.