Taipei Things to Do Tips by Jim_Eliason

National Museum of History

Although over shadowed by the Palace mmuseum this nice little museum has a wide range of artifacts and displays

Address: 49 Nan Hai Road

Website: http://www.nmh.gov.tw/

City gates

The only remnants of the old walled city torn down by the Japanese are the preserved city gates in the old town

Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo Review

In the southeast of the city at the end of the MRT line is the Taipei zoo. A fairly good zoo who's star attraction is a pair of Pandas.

Address: MRT Zoo

Tien Ho Temple Temples Review

Deep in the heart of Ximending, this 1948 temple is barely recogonizable from the outside. One inside it opens to a courtyard.

Address: 51 Chengdu road

Taipei 101 Taipei 101 Review

Designed to look like a bamboo shoot, this is currently the world's tallest building. Its 101 floors with a large designer brand mall below, offices in the middle and an observatory on top.

Address: 45 Shifu Road

Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Review

This hall is used for cultural performances but also includes a small museum commerating Dr Yat-sen.

Address: 505 Renai Road

Aborgine People's Park

Right across from the Shung Ye museum of Aborgines is this park.

Address: Jishan Road

Shung Ye Aborgines Museum Museums Review

This unfortunaltey little visited museum is just down the street from the National Palace Museum and contains artifacts of taiwan's aborginal cultures.

Address: 282 Jishan Rd

Red Pavilion Theater Opera House Review

This building started its life as a market and then was converted into a theatre for Chinese Opera. Today its a cinema.

Address: 10 Chengdu Street

Presidental Building Presidential Building Review

This and the Congress building next door is the home of Taiwanese government. This building was built in 1919 for the occupying Japanese government.

Address: 122 Chongqing Street