The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Taipei, Taiwan

November 5, 2021 Giuseppe Pratt

You can eat very well—and very cheaply—in Taipei. The restaurants may not look posh, but the quality of the food is superlative. And there’s a huge variety of restaurants—in addition to local Taiwanese specialties, you’ll find regional cuisines from all over China, as well as great Indian, Japanese and even Italian options. Just make sure to leave some room for snacks—street-vendor food here is addictive.
Restaurants in Taipei

1. Lin An Tai Historical House & Museum

No.5, Binjiang Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei 10491 Taiwan +886 2 2599 6026 [email protected] http://linantai.taipei
Excellent
48%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
4%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 111 reviews

Lin An Tai Historical House & Museum

One of the few remaining old Taipei homes, this charming building was meticulously dismantled and rebuilt on new land in 1984.

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

The Lin An-tai House is in Binjiang Park, it is quite easy to find and worth the walk from Yuanshan MRT Station on the Red (Tamshui-Xinyi) Line. This house is one of the oldest traditional houses in the Taipei area. It has been beautifully restored and gives a good idea of an ideal farming family house from days gone by. The house has an auspicious layout and good fengshui. It's cool in summer and warm in winter. The house, which is some 200 years old, is built in Fujian style, with red bricks and terra cotta tiles. It's well worth a visit.

2. Yangmingshan National Park

Jhuzihhu Rd, Beitou District, Beitou, Taipei 112 Taiwan +886 2 2861 3601 http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw
Excellent
50%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1,410 reviews

Yangmingshan National Park

Embrace nature and flower gardens with a picnic or leisurely hike up the rolling hillsides of Yangmingshan. The park is accessible by public bus.

Reviewed By sharonchongmeili - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Would recommend to hike Mt Qixing from Xiaoyukeng as the entrance to the trail is just next to the bus stop at the Xiaoyukeng Recreation Area. Do use the toilets there as there are none along the trail. I took bus 260 at Taipei Main Station (north exit 2) to the Yangminshan Bus Terminal. Transfer to small shuttle bus 108 that makes its round in the park. Easycard is acceptable or have exact change of NTD15/ride. Took about 1.5hrs to Mt Qixing Main Peak, another 15mins to the East peak & another hour downhill to Lengshukeng Recreation & Visitors Centre. Was a lovely hike on a sunny day with 360degrees of Taipei.

3. Maokong Gondola

Wenshan, Taipei Taiwan 886-2-27208889 [email protected] https://english.gondola.taipei/
Excellent
45%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 4,616 reviews

Maokong Gondola

Reviewed By RDHiscott - Lion's Head, Canada

The gondola cable cars take you from the edge of Taipei over 300 meters up to Maokong Station in the mountain range beyond the city. Although there is a ‘crystal cabin’ option with glass-bottomed cars, we took the standard gondola cars in both directions to and from Maokong Station where we stopped for lunch. The views going up and coming back are breathtaking, the panoramic vistas incredible! Highly recommend!

4. National Taiwan University

No.1 Four Section, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei 106 Taiwan +886 2 3366 3366 http://www.ntu.edu.tw/
Excellent
46%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 633 reviews

National Taiwan University

Reviewed By tomq939 - Auckland, New Zealand

Really enjoying a walk through the National University of Taiwan during my visits, since 2009. Strongly recommended a walk from the main gate to the library.

5. Taipei Zoo

No.30, Section 2, Xinguang Road, Wenshan, Taipei 11656 Taiwan +886 2 2938 2300 http://english.zoo.gov.taipei
Excellent
45%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3,191 reviews

Taipei Zoo

The largest zoo in Asia, this was original a private zoological garden. The giant panda house, Formosan animal area, koala house and Asian tropical rainforest area are of particular note.

Reviewed By paulynyyy - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Taipei Zoo opens from 9-5pm eaily accessible via MRT Brown line, exit Taipei Zoo Station. The zoo ticket, in my humble opinion, is quite cheap NT 60 for adults while preschoolers (age 6 and below) enter free, can easily be paid via Easy Card. The first section we went was Panda House. There were two Pandas, TuanTuan and YuanYuan (their names means reunion in chinese, by the way) We managed to see both, one was in indoor and the other outdoor. Both were very active. Next, we went around, the Bird World, the Amphibian/ Reptiles House and the Penguin House (mostly indoor as it was raining) Lots of snack shops and toilets available. It is a large zoo and our legs were tired walking around, hence we took the shuttle train (single ride: NT5) to Maokong Gondola Taipei Zoo South Station (operates from 9am-4pm) and took the Gondola to Mao Kong. Note: Some indoor exhibits in Taipei Zoo (Including the Panda House) may close on Monday, therefore go on other days.

6. Daan Forest Park

Xinsheng South Road, Daan District, Da'an, Taipei Taiwan +886 2 2700 3830 http://selection6.blogspot.com/2018/09/blog-post_78.html
Excellent
44%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 875 reviews

Daan Forest Park

Taipei's version of New York City's Central Park, this park is 26 hectares, the size of three major league baseball fields. Take a walk around the ecological pond, enjoy a meal

Reviewed By EdmundA_13 - Bacoor, Philippines

I usually find time to run despite my busy sched on tour. This place is really a running haven as it has huge area to run into and wide options to choose on what type of pavement, clay, asphalt or blocks. A 1.75 kms run covering your planned mileage. I also notice that a lot of elders enjoying this place as they have different groups of taichi enthusiasts who has its own distinction in terms of color coded uniforms. They also like hanging out with nature seat g on the trees, breathing fresh air and just hang out in their first activity on the morning. Pls take note that don't miss out this place when you are in Taipei.

7. Bishanyan Kaizhang Shengwang Temple

No. 24, Bishan Rd, Neihu, Taipei 114 Taiwan +886 2 2790 0657 http://www.pkcswt.com.tw/
Excellent
43%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 35 reviews

Bishanyan Kaizhang Shengwang Temple

8. TAIPEI 101 Observatory

89F, No. 7, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist, Xinyi District, Taipei 110 Taiwan +886 2 8101 8898 [email protected] http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/observatory.aspx
Excellent
52%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 2,565 reviews

TAIPEI 101 Observatory

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

Taipei 101 was once the tallest building in the world. From the Observatory you can see most of northern Taiwan, it's quite spectacular -- it's still the tallest building in Taiwan. Take your time to look around. By the way, the elevator will whisk you from the ground level to the top in a matteer of minutes.

9. Dahu Park

No.31, Sec. 5, Chenggong Rd., Neihu Dist., Neihu, Taipei Taiwan +886 2 2861 6361 http://nhdo.gov.taipei/ct.asp
Excellent
39%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 135 reviews

Dahu Park

Reviewed By slabster - Taipei, Taiwan

Previously, I come here to bring friends to see the moon bridge at night and do a little bit of catching up. But I found out about the trails nearby and Dahu Park has become our starting and ending point. From Dahu Park, cross the street and find Burger King, that's where the trail starts. The trail is about 8km (11km from step tracker) and about 4hrs to finish: Dahu Park > Dagouxi Waterfront Park (大溝溪生態治水園區) > Yeh Ancestral Temple (全臺葉姓祖廟)> Yuanjue Falls (圓覺瀑布) > Baishihu Suspension Bridge (白石湖吊橋) > Liyushan (鯉魚山) > Yeh Ancestral Temple > Bihu Trail (碧湖步道) > Bishan Park (碧山公園) > Dahu Park We had dinner in a hotpot/barbecue combination restaurant which also just a few meters from the MRT.

10. Dajia Riverside Park

Zhongshan Dist., Zhongshan District, Taipei Taiwan
Excellent
47%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
0%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 45 reviews

Dajia Riverside Park

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

Taipei people like dogs but finding somewhere to walk Fido can be difficult. There lots of room for dog walkers along the Keelung River between Zhongshan Bridge and Dazhi Bridge. If you want, you can hire a bicycle, or even skateboard, though I prefer walking. There's a water spout that comes to life for half an hour, every hour, on the hour.

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