29 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Taiwan - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Taiwan

The rooftops, streets, and everything in-between

Taichung City, Taiwan

Rainbow Family Village

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

24.1336, 120.6098

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Houtong Cat Village

Ruifang District, Taiwan

Houtong Cat Village

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

25.0871, 121.8266

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Xinxing District, Taiwan

The Dome of Light

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

22.6315, 120.3013

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Futuro House Exterior

Wanli District, Taiwan

Wanli UFO Village

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

25.1872, 121.6862

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View From Peak of Changchun Shrine in Taroko National Park

Xiulin Township, Taiwan

Taroko Gorge

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

24.1347, 121.3825

Added by Annetta Black

Toilet hot pot. Appetizing!

Datong District, Taiwan

Modern Toilet Restaurant

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

25.0487, 121.5077

Added by Rachel

Eternal Spring Shrine

Xiulin Township, Taiwan

Eternal Spring Shrine

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

24.1611, 121.6022

Added by solivier

Yehliu Geopark

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Yehliu Geopark

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

25.2131, 121.6980

Added by EricGrundhauser

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Taiwan

Honey Toast Box

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Honey Toast Box

Many spoons are needed to demolish one of these ice cream-stuffed bread loaves.

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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito

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Taiwanese Ice Cream Burrito

The deceptive, sweet-and-savory snack of Taipei's night markets.

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Grass Jelly

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Ingredients & Condiments

Grass Jelly

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

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Stinky Tofu

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Stinky Tofu

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

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