Must-see attractions in Taitung

  • Taimali

    Taitung

    If you've got your own wheels, Taimali offers a pleasantly low-key alternative to Taitung as a travel base with long beaches, flower-patched mountains,…

  • Liji Badlands

    Taitung

    In stark contrast to the orchards and lush subtropical forest all around, this small 'geopark' is an area where gulleys and cliff sides of loose,…

  • Seashore Park

    Taitung

    A pleasant place to smell the sea air, this park's signature feature is known immodestly as the Taitung International Landmark (台東國際地標; Táidōng Guójì…

  • Xiaoyeliu

    Taitung

    The seafront rocks within this coastal park are geological curiosities, many forming cuesta structures: angled geological sandwiches with alternating soft…

  • Taitung Railway Art Village

    Taitung

    A spur line once brought trains to the centre of Taitung. That line was decommissioned in 2001 and has since been turned into an excellent cycle path. The…

  • Beinan Site Park

    Taitung

    If you've got an hour to wait for a train, a fine way to spend it is strolling through this landscaped park. It features a significant Neolithic site, but…

  • National Museum of Prehistory

    Taitung

    This hi-tech and engaging if occasionally disorientating museum charts Taiwan’s geological birth and human prehistory as well as introducing the island's…

  • Tianhou Temple

    Taitung

    Set on a big courtyard of ornate gateways lit with massed clusters of lanterns, this is Taitung's largest temple. It's a beautifully proportioned,…

  • Liyushan Park

    Taitung

    For sweeping views across Taitung to the ocean and, on clear days Green Island, climb to the viewing platform in this steep, wooded park. It's just ten…

  • Taitung Forest Park

    Taitung

    This huge expanse of estuary, scrubland and woods includes a butterfly garden, a duck-watching hide on a small lake and great lengths of cycle path: it's…

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