Attraction

1. Taipei 101 Observatory

Skyscraper observation deckXinyi

The observation floors of Taipei 101, the 508-metre Xinyi tower, offer views across the Taipei Basin and a close look at its giant tuned mass damper.

View details — Taipei 101 Observatory

Attraction

2. National Palace Museum

Museum of Chinese art and antiquitiesShilin (Waishuangxi)

Taipei's National Palace Museum holds around 700,000 objects of Chinese art and antiquity, including the Jadeite Cabbage and the Mao Gong Ding bronze.

View details — National Palace Museum

Attraction

3. Lungshan Temple

Historic templeWanhua (Manka)

Founded in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, Lungshan Temple in Wanhua is Taipei's best-known temple, dedicated to Guanyin and home to many deities.

View details — Lungshan Temple

Attraction

4. National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Memorial hall and parkZhongzheng

A 76-metre memorial hall completed in 1980, set in a large park beside Liberty Square, with hourly honour guard drills on Democracy Boulevard.

View details — National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall

Attraction

5. Dalongdong Baoan Temple

Historic folk templeDalongdong (Datong)

A temple to the healing deity Baosheng Dadi, begun in 1804 by settlers from Tong'an and honoured with a UNESCO Asia-Pacific conservation award in 2003.

View details — Dalongdong Baoan Temple

Attraction

6. Yangmingshan National Park

Volcanic national parkBeitou / Shilin hills

A volcanic national park on Taipei's northern edge, with fumaroles, hot springs, seasonal flowers and the 1,120-metre Qixing Mountain.

View details — Yangmingshan National Park

Attraction

7. National Taiwan Museum

Natural history and anthropology museumZhongzheng

Taiwan's oldest museum occupies a 1913 Greek-style building in 228 Peace Memorial Park, with collections on the island's wildlife, plants and peoples.

View details — National Taiwan Museum

Attraction

8. Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Modern and contemporary art museumZhongshan (Yuanshan)

Taipei's municipal art museum shows contemporary Taiwanese and international art in a striking building based on a traditional courtyard plan.

View details — Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Attraction

9. Beitou Hot Spring Museum

Historic bathhouse museumXinbeitou

A restored 1913 public bathhouse in Xinbeitou, reopened as a museum in 1998, that tells the story of Beitou's hot spring district.

View details — Beitou Hot Spring Museum

Attraction

10. Taipei Confucius Temple

Confucian templeDalongdong (Datong)

A calm Fujian-style temple modelled on the Confucius Temple in Qufu, rebuilt in 1930 and known for its ceramic decoration and September ceremony.

View details — Taipei Confucius Temple