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Places to visit in Taipei, Taiwan — page 3

Taipei is organised around a highly connected MRT grid rather than one single old centre. Ximending and the historic west side sit near Taipei Main Station, civ...

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18,276 Places
Suggested stay
3–4 days
Getting around
Walking, MRT and city bus

Turn this list into a plan

Set your days, your pace and the hours you actually want to be out. The planner works around closing days and travel time, and leaves room to eat.

Plan Taipei

Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Taipei is organised around a highly connected MRT grid rather than one single old centre. Ximending and the historic west side sit near Taipei Main Station, civic and commercial districts extend east toward Taipei 101, and the northern museum and hot-spring areas follow separate rail corridors. Riverside parks and mountain trailheads form another outer layer.

Checked 2026-08-26

Practical information

Language spoken
Mandarin Chinese; Taiwanese Hokkien and other languages are widely used
National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
Dialling code
+886
International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
Currency
New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
Emergency number
110 police · 119 fire and ambulance
Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
Plug type
Type A and B · 110 V
Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified nationwide visitor drinking-water statement was recorded

Planning a visit

November · November in Taipei has mean temperature 22.1°C, rainfall 88.1 mm, and 12.0 rain days in the 28-year 1998–2025 municipal average. Cooler, drier conditions give Taipei its clearest window for street-level sightseeing. November visitors can plan longer days outside in Taipei with relatively little weather friction.

  1. January: good time to visit
  2. February: good time to visit
  3. March: good time to visit
  4. April: good time to visit
  5. May: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  6. June: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  7. July: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  8. August: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  9. September: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  10. October: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  11. November: best time to visit — current month
  12. December: good time to visit

Sources

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Taipei Children's Amusement Park Taipei Children's Amusement Park
    51 2 hours

    Taipei Children's Amusement Park

    臺北兒童新樂園

    Taipei Children's Amusement Park, also called 臺北市立兒童新樂園, is a municipal amusement destination in Taipei created around children's rides and shared family recreation. It is distinct from an ordinary playground, museum, historic monument, or adult-focused entertainment venue.

    • Must see
    • Entertainment venue
  2. Ketagalan Culture Center Ketagalan Culture Center
    52 1 hr 30 min

    Ketagalan Culture Center

    凱達格蘭文化館

    Ketagalan Culture Center, also known locally as 凱達格蘭文化館, is a Taipei cultural venue devoted to the heritage of the Ketagalan people, one of Taiwan's recognized Indigenous groups.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  3. Guandu Nature Park Guandu Nature Park
    53 1 hour

    Guandu Nature Park

    關渡自然公園

    Guandu Nature Park is a protected wetland area in northern Taipei, known locally as 關渡自然公園. The park occupies a significant ecological zone where the Tamsui River meets the sea, creating a habitat of international importance for migratory birds.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  4. Zhishan Cultural and Ecological Garden Zhishan Cultural and Ecological Garden
    54 1 hour

    Zhishan Cultural and Ecological Garden

    芝山文化生態綠園

    Zhishan Cultural and Ecological Garden is a green Taipei attraction that brings cultural heritage and ecological observation together in the Zhishan area.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  5. Taipei Grand Mosque Taipei Grand Mosque
    55 30 min

    Taipei Grand Mosque

    臺北清真寺

    Taipei Grand Mosque is Taipei's principal Islamic house of worship and a significant cultural landmark in Taiwan's capital. Established to serve the Muslim community, it represents one of the most important Islamic institutions in the country.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  6. Gongguan Night Market Gongguan Night Market
    56 45 min

    Gongguan Night Market

    公館夜市

    Gongguan Night Market is an evening food, shopping, and street-life destination in Taipei’s Gongguan area, near National Taiwan University. It brings together food stalls, small shops, casual dining, and the constant movement of a student-oriented urban district.

    • Must see
    • Market
  7. Linjiang Street Night Market Linjiang Street Night Market
    57 45 min

    Linjiang Street Night Market

    臨江街觀光夜市

    Linjiang Street Night Market, known locally as 臨江街觀光夜市, is an evening street market in Taipei’s urban fabric, with the visit unfolding along vendor fronts rather than inside one attraction building.

    • Must see
    • Market
  8. Nanjichang Night Market Nanjichang Night Market
    58 45 min

    Nanjichang Night Market

    南機場夜市

    Nanjichang Night Market, known locally as 南機場夜市, is a neighborhood night market in Taipei. It brings together food stalls and small independent businesses in an evening street setting.

    • Must see
    • Market
  9. Guangzhou Street Night Market Guangzhou Street Night Market
    59 45 min

    Guangzhou Street Night Market

    廣州街觀光夜市

    Guangzhou Street Night Market, locally called 廣州街觀光夜市, runs along Guangzhou Street in Taipei’s Wanhua District. It is a traditional street market with food stalls, snacks, and local businesses.

    • Must see
    • Market
  10. Taipei Fish Market Taipei Fish Market
    60 45 min

    Taipei Fish Market

    臺北魚市

    Taipei Fish Market, locally known as 台北魚市, is a working seafood marketplace in Taipei. It combines wholesale trade with retail activity, giving visitors a view of how seafood moves through an urban market rather than through a museum-style exhibition.

    • Must see
    • Market
  11. Yongkang Street Yongkang Street
    61 45 min

    Yongkang Street

    永康街

    Yongkang Street is a renowned commercial and dining destination in Taipei's Da'an District, officially recognized in the city's attraction inventory. The street has developed significant visitor appeal through its concentration of local eateries, specialty shops, and neighborhood atmosphere.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
  12. Xinzhongshan Linear Park Xinzhongshan Linear Park
    62 1 hour

    Xinzhongshan Linear Park

    心中山線形公園

    Xinzhongshan Linear Park (心中山線形公園) is an outdoor green corridor managed by Taipei Metro, not a single lawn or the underground shopping street beneath it.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  13. South Gate of Taipei City South Gate of Taipei City
    63 45 min

    South Gate of Taipei City

    臺北府城南門

    South Gate of Taipei, also known as 臺北府城南門, is the principal southern gate associated with the former Taipei Prefecture walls.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
  14. Taipei City Wall-East Gate Taipei City Wall-East Gate
    64 45 min

    Taipei City Wall-East Gate

    臺北府城東門

    The East Gate of Taipei, known locally as 臺北府城東門, is a surviving remnant of the city’s historic fortifications.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
  15. Little South Gate of Taipei City Little South Gate of Taipei City
    65 45 min

    Little South Gate of Taipei City

    臺北府城小南門

    Xiaonanmen is a preserved gate from old Taipei’s Qing-era city wall, known in Chinese as 臺北府城小南門. It gives a compact, highly visible glimpse of the fortified city that once shaped this part of Taipei.

    • Must see
    • Historic site
  16. Miramar Entertainment Park Miramar Entertainment Park
    66 45 min

    Miramar Entertainment Park

    美麗華百樂園

    Miramar Entertainment Park, known in Chinese as 美麗華百樂園, is a large Taipei shopping and entertainment complex built around several kinds of urban leisure in one destination.

    • High
    • Market
  17. ATT 4 FUN ATT 4 FUN
    67 45 min

    ATT 4 FUN

    ATT 4 FUN is a commercial entertainment complex in Taipei combining shopping, dining, and leisure in one urban destination. The complex suits travelers who want an indoor stop with several possible activities rather than a single museum or monument.

    • High
    • Market
  18. Forty-four South Village Forty-four South Village
    68 45 min

    Forty-four South Village

    四四南村

    Four Four South Village, locally called 四四南村, is a preserved military dependents’ village in Taipei’s Xinyi District. The compact settlement represents residential quarters built for Nationalist military personnel and their families who arrived from mainland China in the late 1940s.

    • High
    • Historic site
  19. Discovery Center of Taipei Discovery Center of Taipei
    69 1 hr 30 min

    Discovery Center of Taipei

    台北探索館

    The Discovery Center of Taipei is a municipal exhibition facility presenting Taipei’s history, cultural development, urban transformation, and future vision.

    • High
    • Museum
  20. Taipei 101 MALL Taipei 101 MALL
    70 45 min

    Taipei 101 MALL

    台北101購物中心

    Taipei 101 Mall occupies the lower floors of the Taipei 101 complex in Xinyi District. It is the shopping component of one of Taipei’s most recognizable towers, combining retail, dining, and access to the wider Taipei 101 experience.

    • High
    • Market
  21. Miniatures Museum of Taiwan Miniatures Museum of Taiwan
    71 1 hr 30 min

    Miniatures Museum of Taiwan

    袖珍博物館

    Miniatures Museum of Taiwan, known locally as 袖珍博物館, is a Taipei museum devoted to miniature art and dollhouse scenes. The museum occupies a basement setting and presents carefully made small-scale reproductions of architectural interiors, historical settings, and everyday life.

    • High
    • Museum
  22. Suho Memorial Paper Museum
    72 1 hr 30 min

    Suho Memorial Paper Museum

    樹火紀念紙博物館

    Suho Paper Memorial Museum, also called 樹火紀念紙博物館, is a Taipei museum devoted to paper culture, papermaking heritage, and creative work made from paper. The visit suits travellers who enjoy material history, traditional crafts, design, and intimate cultural venues.

    • High
    • Museum
  23. Evergreen Maritime Museum Evergreen Maritime Museum
    73 1 hr 30 min

    Evergreen Maritime Museum

    長榮海事博物館

    Evergreen Maritime Museum, known locally as 長榮海事博物館, is a Taipei museum devoted to maritime history, shipbuilding and seafaring culture. Its connection with the Evergreen Group gives the museum a clear link to Taiwan’s shipping and transportation heritage.

    • High
    • Museum
  24. Chunghwa Postal Museum Chunghwa Postal Museum
    74 1 hr 30 min

    Chunghwa Postal Museum

    郵政博物館

    Chunghwa Postal Museum, known locally as 郵政博物館, is a Taipei institution devoted to postal history, philately, correspondence, and the development of communication services in Taiwan.

    • High
    • Museum
  25. Puppetry Art Center of Taipei Puppetry Art Center of Taipei
    75 1 hr 30 min

    Puppetry Art Center of Taipei

    臺北偶戲館

    The Puppetry Art Center of Taipei, known locally as 台北偶戲館, is a Taipei cultural institution dedicated to traditional puppet theatre in Taiwan. It preserves and presents puppetry as both a performing art and a cultural tradition.

    • High
    • Museum

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How the city is laid out

Group Longshan Temple, Bopiliao and Ximending on the west side, then use Taipei Main Station as the interchange for other zones. Plan Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall separately from the eastern Taipei 101 and Xinyi cluster. Beitou, National Palace Museum, Maokong and Yangmingshan each require a deliberate transit leg beyond the central grid.

Checked 2026-08-26

Getting around

Taipei Travel identifies the MRT as the city’s most convenient public transport, with frequent services and connections to buses. Walk within each neighbourhood cluster and use rail between them. QR single-journey tickets and other accepted fare media are available, but check current operator guidance before travel. Buses or final walking sections are needed for several hillside attractions.

Checked 2026-08-26

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Common questions

How many days should I spend in Taipei?

Suggested stay for a first visit: 3–4 days. Build the visit around the west side, civic centre and Xinyi, then add Beitou, Maokong and Yangmingshan only when the available time supports a separate journey.

What is the best way to organise sightseeing in Taipei?

Group places by district instead of crossing the city repeatedly. Start with the west side, civic centre and Xinyi; treat Beitou, Maokong and Yangmingshan as separate routes with their own travel allowance.

How do I get around Taipei?

Use Walking, MRT and city bus. Walk within compact clusters and consult the linked official transport information before making longer transfers or relying on a particular route.

Can I explore Taipei mainly on foot?

Only within individual neighbourhood clusters. The main visitor areas are separated by distances, waterways, major roads or regional approaches, so longer links normally need public transport or a licensed vehicle.

Which Taipei sights need separate transport planning?

Plan Beitou, Maokong and Yangmingshan separately from the west side, civic centre and Xinyi. Check the current route, return connection and any access requirements on the official source before departure.