Taipei City - Selected Things to Do

Taipei officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, w...

Raohe Street Night Market is one of the most popular night markets in Taipei. While not as big and grand as Shilin Night Market, the 600-meter long Raohe market offers plenty of local and international delicacies to sample.

Elephant Mountain Hiking Trail is one of the most popular attractions in Taipei, Taiwan. It's a short and steep (but not too difficult) walking trail of about 600 stairs that leads you up Elephant Mountain to a series of lookout points and platforms, offering sweeping views of Taipei's skyline, including the iconic Taipei 101.

Formerly warehouses for a tobacco factory, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park was turned into the “Creative Hub of Taipei”, with the objective to nurture creative talents and energy. The Park is not designed with a commercial focus, but rather, its mission is to kindle creativity and innovation and to be in synch with the interdisciplinary developmental trend observed in today’s industries. The ...

Elephant Mountain, also known as Xiangshan, is a mountain in Xinyi District of Taipei. It is very close to the Taipei Metro Xiangshan Station. The mountain is 183m high and has a popular hiking trail offering sweeping views of Taipei's skyline, including the iconic Taipei 101.