2025 Taiwan Must Go Place

We are the CHEN CHEN family. We are a Taiwanese couple in our 50s living in Taipei. Welcome to travel to Taiwan. We hope our article about Taiwan can be helpful to you. These are the places we recommend and where we take our family and kids. If you come to Taiwan and stay in Taipei, these are the main attractions in the north. The world is full of beauty and wonder, and it is worth our courageous exploration.

If You Live in Taipei

If you have 5 to 7 days of vacation

Where To Stay in Taipei? I recommend you live in Taipei and buy 2 or 3 day tours to different cities. You can visit these famous popular attractions that are far away and cannot be reached by MRT.

 

Taipei 101 Observatory (Taipei) 台北101觀景台
Taipei 101 Observatory
Xinyi Shopping District (Taipei) 信義商圈
Taipei 101
Ximending or Ximending Night Market (Taipei) 西門町商圈
Ximending Shopping District
The Red House (Taipei) 西門紅樓
Ximending Shopping District
National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院 (Taipei)

National Palace Museum Jadeite Cabbage
(Source:National Palace Museum)

Maokong Gondola 貓空纜車 (Taipei)

Maokong Gondola Crystal Cabin
(Source:Taipei City)

Elephant Mountain Hiking Trail (Xiangshan) 象山登山步道 (Taipei)

Elephant Mountain
(Source:Taipei City)

Yehliu Geopark (New Taipei) 野柳地質公園
Yehliu Geopark
Yehliu Ocean World (New Taipei) 野柳海洋世界
Yehliu Ocean World
Jiufen Old Street (New Taipei) 九份老街
Jiufen Old Street
Shifen Old Street and Sky Lantern Experience (New Taipei) 十分老街
Pingxi Sky Lantern
(Source: New Taipei City)
Dihua Street (Taipei) 迪化街
Dihua Street
Dadaocheng Wharf Container Market (Taipei) 大稻埕碼頭
Dadaocheng Wharf
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (Taipei) 國立中正紀念堂
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Gaomei Wetlands (Taichung) 高美濕地
Gaomei Wetlands
Yangmingshan National Park  (Taipei) 陽明山國家公園
Yangmingshan
Sun Moon Lake (Nantou) 日月潭
Sun Moon Lakea
✅ Alishan Multi-Day Tour

Chiayi Alishan Day Tour & Multi-Day Tour (From Chiayi)
Chiayi Alishan & Nantou Sun Moon Lake 3-day tour (From Taipei)

✅ Hiking Tour

2D1N or 2D2N Yushan Hiking Tour in Nantou
Nantou|Three Peaks of Hehuan Mountain & Little Qilai Prairie 2 Days 1 Night Mountaineering Tour

Tamsui Old Street (New Taipei) 淡水老街
Tamsui Old Street
Wulai Waterfall (New Taipei) 烏來瀑布
Wulai Waterfall
Taipei Botanical Garden (Taipei) 台北植物園
Taipei Botanical Garden

For Kids

▼ Taipei Zoo (Taipei) 台北市立動物園
▼ Taipei Children’s Amusement Park (Taipei) 台北市立兒童新樂園
▼ Taipei Astronomical Museum (Taipei) 台北市立天文科學教育館

Temples

Longshan Temple (Taipei) 艋舺龍山寺
Longshan Temple
Xingtian Temple (Taipei) 行天宮
Xia-Hai City God Temple (Taipei) 台北霞海城隍廟
Xiahai City God Temple

Evening itinerary

Raohe Street Night Market (Taipei) 饒河街觀光夜市
From: MRT(G19 Songshan Exit 5) → walk 100 meters
Ningxia Night Market (Taipei) 寧夏夜市
From: MRT(R12 Shuanglian Exit 1) → walk 500 meters
Shilin Night Market (Taipei) 士林夜市
From: MRT(R15 Jiantan Exit 1) → walk 200 meters
Tonghua/Linjiang Street Night Market (Taipei) 通化街/臨江街觀光夜市
From: MRT(R04 Xinyi Anhe Exit 4) → walk 350 meters
Nanjichang Night Market (Taipei) 南機場夜市
From: MRT(BL10 Longshan Temple Exit 3) → walk 1100 meters
Xinyi Shopping District (Taipei) 信義商圈
Taipei 101
Dadaocheng Wharf Container Market (Taipei) 大稻埕碼頭
Dadaocheng Wharf
▼ MAJI MAJI集食行樂 (Taipei)

Beach

If you come to Taiwan in the summer, you can also find a beach to play in the water.

▼ Kenting White Sand Bay Beach (Baishawan)(Pingtung) 墾丁白砂灣
▼ Waiao Beach (Yilan) 外澳沙灘
▼ Fulong Beach (New Taipei) 福隆海水浴場
▼ Qijin Beach (Kaohsiung) 旗津海水浴場
▼ Qixingtan Beach (Hualien) 七星潭
A beautiful bay where swimming is prohibited
▼ Shanshui Beach(Penghu) 山水沙灘

🔥ChiaTe Pineapple Cake / Delivery or Airport Pickup

ChiaTe Bakery Pineapple Pastry-Delivery(Home / Hotel) / Airport Pickup (klook)

Prepare your trip to Taiwan✈️Buy discounted tickets in advance (Klook)

EasyCard and SIM Card Package
Taipei 101 Observatory Ticket
Taipei Double Decker Sightseeing Bus
National Palace Museum Ticket
Taipei Fun Pass (Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, Taipei MRT, city buses, and 6 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle)
Taipei Transport Fun Pass (Taipei MRT, city buses, 6 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle routes, and Maokong Gondol)
Taipei Metro (MRT) Day Pass
(Taiwan Pass) HSR + MRT + Taiwan Tourist Shuttle
Taiwan High Speed Rail Day Pass
Taiwan High Speed Rail Ticket for non-Taiwanese Discounts or Buy 1 Get 1
Taiwan High Speed Rail Joint Ticket
■ (Taiwan Pass) Taiwan Railways + MRT + Taiwan Tourist Shuttle