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

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Taichung City, Taiwan

Rainbow Family Village

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

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New Taipei City, Taiwan

Houtong Cat Village

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

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Wanli District, Taiwan

Wanli UFO Village

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

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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.

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Xiulin Township, Taiwan

Taroko Gorge

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

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Datong District, Taiwan

Modern Toilet Restaurant

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

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New Taipei City, Taiwan

Yehliu Geopark

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

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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.

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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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Bao Bing

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Bao Bing

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.

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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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Cheese Tea

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Cheese Tea

Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.

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