Taiwan
A week in Taiwan
Seven days across Taiwan: Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Zhushan, Tainan and Kaohsiung. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Taipei
- MoCA TaipeiMuseum · On the map
- National Taiwan MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from MoCA Taipei · On the map
- 228 Peace Memorial ParkPark · 0.1 km on from National Taiwan Museum · On the map
- Liberty SquareSquare · 1.1 km on from 228 Peace Memorial Park · On the map
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial HallMonument · Next to Liberty Square · On the map
- Taipei Botanical GardenGarden · 1.2 km on from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall · On the map
6 stops, about 3.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Taipei
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, TaipeiCathedral · On the map
- Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial HallMonument · 0.2 km on from Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei · On the map
- Ama MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Hall · On the map
- Taipei Fine Arts MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Ama Museum · On the map
- Lin An Tai Historical House and MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Taipei Fine Arts Museum · On the map
- National Revolutionary Martyrs' ShrineMuseum · 1 km on from Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum · On the map
6 stops, about 3.5 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Hsinchu
- Hsinchu ZooZoo or aquarium · On the map
- Glass Museum of Hsinchu CityMuseum · 0.1 km on from Hsinchu Zoo · On the map
- Image Museum of Hsinchu CityMuseum · 0.9 km on from Glass Museum of Hsinchu City · On the map
- Immaculate Heart of Mary CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Image Museum of Hsinchu City · On the map
- Black Bat Squadron Memorial HallMonument · 0.4 km on from Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral · On the map
- Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents VillageMuseum · 0.4 km on from Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall · On the map
6 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Taichung
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine ArtsMuseum · On the map
- Taichung Literature MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts · On the map
- National Taiwan Museum of ComicsMuseum · 0.6 km on from Taichung Literature Museum · On the map
3 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Zhushan
- Alishan Forest RailwayMuseum · On the map
- Alishan MuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Alishan Forest Railway · On the map
- Alishan National Forest Recreation AreaPark · 0.8 km on from Alishan Museum · On the map
3 stops, about 1.7 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Tainan
- USS SarsfieldMuseum · On the map
- Eternal Golden CastleCastle · 0.4 km on from USS Sarsfield · On the map
- Canal MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from Eternal Golden Castle · On the map
3 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Kaohsiung
- Holy Rosary CathedralCathedral · On the map
- Kaohsiung Museum of HistoryMuseum · 0.8 km on from Holy Rosary Cathedral · On the map
- Kaohsiung Museum of LaborMuseum · 0.9 km on from Kaohsiung Museum of History · On the map
- Takao Railway MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Kaohsiung Museum of Labor · On the map
- Kaohsiung Port StationMuseum · 0.1 km on from Takao Railway Museum · On the map
- Shoushan ZooZoo or aquarium · 1.3 km on from Kaohsiung Port Station · On the map
6 stops, about 3.8 km between them in straight lines.
More for Taiwan
- Things to do in Taiwan · 39 places to see, led by National Palace Museum and Taroko National Park
Photo credits
- MoCA Taipei: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Taiwan Museum: Taiwan Junior, CC BY 3.0
- 228 Peace Memorial Park: Allentchang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liberty Square: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall: AngMoKio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taipei Botanical Garden: Meiguoren, CC0
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Taipei: Solomon203, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Hall: Tbatb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ama Museum: Solomon203, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum: Prattflora, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum: Udo Schoene, CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine: Jiang, Public domain
- Hsinchu Zoo: Taiwania Justo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Glass Museum of Hsinchu City: 寺人孟子, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image Museum of Hsinchu City: Solomon203, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral: 阿佳, Public domain
- Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village: Jeffreyjhang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts: Essolo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taichung Literature Museum: Fcuk1203, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Taiwan Museum of Comics: 博美騎士, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alishan Forest Railway: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alishan Museum: 徐芳蘭, CC BY 2.0
- Alishan National Forest Recreation Area: Tzu-Te Wang, CC BY 2.0
- USS Sarsfield: USN, Public domain
- Eternal Golden Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Canal Museum: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Holy Rosary Cathedral: HANYU HSIEH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaohsiung Museum of History: Taiwan Junior, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaohsiung Museum of Labor: Solomon203, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Takao Railway Museum: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaohsiung Port Station: Fcuk1203, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shoushan Zoo: 壽山動物園, Attribution
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
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.