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Best Things to do in Taipei (2026)

Some of the most memorable things to do in Taipei happen outdoors and after dark. Night markets are the obvious place to start: Raohe Street Night Market packs its pepper buns and herbal ribs into a single 600-metre street beside Songshan MRT station, while Shilin Night Market spreads through a grid of lanes and a large food court near Jiantan station. Go early in the evening for shorter queues, bring small notes and share several dishes rather than ordering one big meal.

By day, the Elephant Mountain trail in Xinyi is a short, steep climb to the Six Giant Rocks and the classic view of Taipei 101; go at sunrise or late afternoon in summer. The Maokong Gondola rises about 4 kilometres from the Taipei Zoo area to the tea hills, where tea houses serve Tieguanyin and Pouchong with views across the basin; note that it is listed as closed on Mondays. In the old Dadaocheng district, Dihua Street is lined with herbalists, tea merchants and fabric traders, and it becomes the city's main Lunar New Year market in the days before the holiday. Combining one outdoor activity with a night market each day is a simple way to plan a balanced trip.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 things to do in Taipei

  1. Shilin Night Market Night market, ShilinTaipei's best-known night market spreads through the lanes of Shilin, combining a large food court with street snack stalls and clothes shops.
  2. Raohe Street Night Market Night market, SongshanA compact 600-metre night market on Raohe Street, anchored by the 18th-century Ciyou Temple and famous for pepper buns and herbal pork ribs.
  3. Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan) Hiking Trail Urban hiking trail and viewpoint, XinyiA short, steep hiking trail in Xinyi whose rocky viewpoints look straight across at Taipei 101 and over the whole Taipei Basin.

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4. Maokong Gondola

Cable car and tea hillsWenshan (Muzha)

A 4-kilometre gondola from Taipei Zoo up to the tea hills of Maokong, where tea houses serve Tieguanyin and Pouchong with views over the basin.

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