A week in Taipei, Taiwan

Seven days in Taipei, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Taipei 101. 30 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Taipei 101Skyscraper · On the map

1 stop, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. Taipei Grand MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Liberty SquareSquare · 1.5 km on from Taipei Grand Mosque · On the map
  3. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial HallMonument · Next to Liberty Square · On the map
  4. National Theater and Concert HallTheatre or opera house · 0.4 km on from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall · On the map
  5. National Taiwan MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from National Theater and Concert Hall · On the map
  6. Shin Kong Life TowerSkyscraper · 0.3 km on from National Taiwan Museum · On the map

6 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. Bangka Lungshan TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Bangka Qingshan TempleTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Bangka Lungshan Temple · On the map
  3. Academia HistoricaMuseum · 0.9 km on from Bangka Qingshan Temple · On the map
  4. Taipei Botanical GardenGarden · 0.9 km on from Academia Historica · On the map
  5. National Museum of HistoryMuseum · 0.1 km on from Taipei Botanical Garden · On the map
  6. Chunghwa Postal MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from National Museum of History · On the map

6 stops, about 2.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Hsing Tian KongTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. National Revolutionary Martyrs' ShrineMuseum · 1.9 km on from Hsing Tian Kong · On the map
  3. Taipei Fine Arts MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine · On the map
  4. Huguo Chan Buddhist Temple of the Linji SchoolTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Taipei Fine Arts Museum · On the map
  5. Dalongdong Baoan TempleTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Huguo Chan Buddhist Temple of the Linji School · On the map

5 stops, about 4.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Taipei Confucian TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Ama MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from Taipei Confucian Temple · On the map
  3. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, TaipeiCathedral · 0.8 km on from Ama Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. MoCA TaipeiMuseum · On the map
  2. Shandao TempleTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from MoCA Taipei · On the map
  3. Museum of Medical HumanitiesMuseum · 0.9 km on from Shandao Temple · On the map
  4. 228 Peace Memorial ParkPark · 0.5 km on from Museum of Medical Humanities · On the map
  5. Taipei Tianhou TempleTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from 228 Peace Memorial Park · On the map

5 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Daan Forest ParkGarden · On the map
  2. Taipei Taiwan TempleTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Daan Forest Park · On the map
  3. Taipei Cultural MosqueMosque · 1.3 km on from Taipei Taiwan Temple · On the map
  4. Museum of Drinking WaterMuseum · 0.8 km on from Taipei Cultural Mosque · On the map

4 stops, about 2.9 km between them in straight lines.

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Photo credits

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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