Best Things to Do in Taipei

What Taipei is worth your time for

Taipei is a mini Japan-for-half-the-price — spotless MRT, Michelin-starred beef noodles, Taipei 101 above night markets, hot-spring day trips and some of Asia's easiest visa rules.

Best things to do in Taipei

• Taipei 101 Observatory

  89F indoor + 91F outdoor deck — arrive 30 min before sunset for city + mountain transition.

• National Palace Museum

  Home to 700,000 imperial Chinese artefacts — the world's greatest Chinese art collection.

• Shilin Night Market

  Taipei's largest — oyster omelettes, XL fried chicken, stinky tofu, bubble tea (17:00–midnight).

• Jiufen Old Street + Shifen day trip

  Spirited Away-inspired mountain village + sky lantern release at Shifen railway — 90 min from Taipei.

• Beitou hot springs

  20-min MRT to volcanic hot-spring town — day pools from NT$150 or splurge on Villa 32.

Booking tours and experiences

Timed-entry sights and small-group tours in Taipei sell out first in peak season. Booking the two or three experiences you care most about before arrival usually costs the same and protects the dates you want.

Fitting it into your days

Plan around 4–6 days. Group sights by neighbourhood rather than by ranking — it saves hours of backtracking.