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Taiwan is 394 km long and 144 km wide, and mountains take the eastern two-thirds of it — more than two hundred peaks above 3,000 m, the highest of them Yushan at 3,952 m. The 23,299,132 people counted in December 2025 are pressed into the western third, which is where the railway runs and where every city a visitor is likely to open sits: Taipei with New Taipei and Keelung at the north end, then Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung down the plain. The east coast is the other trip entirely, reached by crossing the ranges rather than skirting them.
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
Photograph · Heeheemalu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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國立故宮博物院
The National Palace Museum is the Taipei museum that presents the former imperial collection through Exhibition Hall I, its main public building in Shilin.
中正紀念堂
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a prominent monument and public gathering space in central Taipei.
Xiangshan, known in English as Elephant Mountain, is a hiking trail and scenic viewpoint in Taipei's Xinyi District. The trail rises from the urban edge near Taipei 101, offering panoramic views of the city skyline and the iconic tower itself.
Ximending is a historic commercial district in Taipei's Wanhua District, centered on pedestrian zones northwest of the old city gate.
臺北市立動物園
Taipei Zoo is Taipei City’s municipal zoological garden, known locally as 臺北市立動物園. It occupies extensive grounds in the southeastern part of the city and combines animal exhibits with landscaped walking routes.
北投溫泉博物館
Beitou Hot Spring Museum occupies a historic bathhouse in Taipei’s Beitou district. The building reflects Japanese colonial-era construction and preserves the architectural setting of an earlier public bathing institution.
Dihua Street is a historic commercial street in Taipei, Taiwan, dating to the Qing dynasty era.
臺北市立美術館
Taipei Fine Arts Museum is a major public art museum operated by the Taipei City Government in Zhongshan District. It presents modern and contemporary art through exhibitions and gallery programmes, giving visitors a focused cultural destination within Taipei.
國立臺灣博物館
The National Taiwan Museum is Taiwan’s oldest museum institution and a major cultural destination in Taipei. Known locally as 國立臺灣博物館, it presents natural history and cultural heritage through collections and exhibitions.
台北當代藝術館
The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei is a contemporary-art museum in a historic former school building. The setting gives the museum a distinctive character: current artistic practice is shown inside architecture with an established place in Taipei’s urban landscape.
The Maokong Gondola is an aerial lift system in Wenshan District, Taipei, connecting the Taipei Zoo area to Maokong, a hilltop district historically known for tea cultivation.
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.
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.
順益台灣原住民博物館
The Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, 順益台灣原住民博物館, introduces visitors to the cultures and heritage of Taiwan's Indigenous peoples.
林安泰古厝
Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum is a relocated and reconstructed traditional Taiwanese residence in Taipei. Its classical Fujian-style design reflects the domestic architecture associated with wealthy merchant families during the Qing dynasty period.
臺北市立天文科學教育館
Taipei Astronomical Museum, or 臺北市立天文科學教育館, is a municipal science-education museum in Taipei’s Shilin District. It introduces astronomy and space science to a general audience through public learning rather than functioning primarily as a research observatory.
國立臺灣科學教育館
National Taiwan Science Education Center, locally known as 國立臺灣科學教育館, is a science museum in Taipei devoted to public learning and engagement with scientific ideas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
孫運璿科技．人文紀念館
Sun Yun-suan Memorial Museum, also known locally as 孫運璿科技・人文紀念館, preserves the former residence and public memory of Sun Yun-suan, a major Taiwanese statesman associated with economic development and technological progress.
草山行館
Grass Mountain Chateau, known locally as 草山行館, stands as a preserved historical residence in Taipei's Yangmingshan area. The building carries significance from its association with Chiang Kai-shek, who used it as a summer retreat.
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Seven to ten days can combine three or four days in Taipei with Tainan, Taichung or Kaohsiung on the western rail corridor. The east coast, central mountains and offshore islands require slower connections and should replace, rather than merely extend, that compact route.
Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency provides the current entry and online-arrival requirements. Check passport eligibility and permitted duration there, with consular guidance where relevant; do not assume a transit permission or previous visa exemption covers a different journey.
Taoyuan Airport connects to Taipei by airport metro, and high-speed rail makes western cities straightforward to combine. Conventional rail and buses reach the east and smaller places, but mountain roads take longer and are more vulnerable to weather disruption.
Spring and autumn often suit city and rail travel, while summer brings heat, heavy rain and typhoon risk. Mountain conditions can diverge sharply from Taipei or Kaohsiung, so check the Central Weather Administration outlook for the specific route.
New Taiwan dollar is the recorded currency. Transit stations and urban shops increasingly support electronic payment, yet night markets and small regional businesses may prefer cash; withdraw TWD through recognised banking channels and verify any foreign-card fee.
Use 110 for police and 119 for fire or ambulance; Taiwan uses Type A and B sockets at 110 V. Tap-water guidance is Not recorded here, and typhoon or earthquake instructions should be taken from official alerts rather than social-media summaries.
