The ultimate guide to Taipei for 5 days and 4 nights: classics, secrets, and food

📅 Day 1: Must-visit in classic Taipei 🌞 Morning｜Historical Tour Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (guard change ceremony at the hour) 📸 Photo spot: Liberty Square archway + blue tile and white wall building 🕘 Suggested time: 9:00-10:30 Presidential Palace (Baroque building, closed on Mondays) 🎫 Free guided tour requires advance reservation 🌆 Afternoon｜Literary Stroll Ximending (a trendy mecca) ✅ Must-do: Check in at the Red Mansion, A-Zong noodles, and shop for vintage goods at the Wannian Building Huashan 1914 Creative Park (exhibition + cafe) 🍵 Recommended: Drink creative drinks at Xiao Ri Zi Store 🌙 Evening｜Eat at the night market Ningxia Night Market (locals’ favorite) 🍢 Must-eat: Liu Yuzai egg yolk taro cake, round-shaped oyster omelet 🚇 MRT: Shuanglian Station Exit 1 📅 Day 2: Beitou Hot Spring + Tamsui Sunset 🌞 Morning｜Hot Spring Therapy Beitou Library (one of the most beautiful green buildings in the world) Geothermal Valley (a smoky sulfur wonderland) Recommended hot spring baths: 💰 Cheap: Beitou Public Hot Spring "Millennium Hot Spring" (40 yuan) 🏨 High-end: Kagaya/Grand Hyatt Hotel 🌆 Afternoon｜Tamsui Time Tamsui Old Street 🐟 Must-eats: A-gei, fish cakes, iron eggs Fort San Domingo + Aletheia University (colonial style buildings) Fisherman's Wharf (get there before 17:30 to watch the sunset) 🌉 The night view of Lover's Bridge is super romantic 🌙 Evening｜Shilin Night Market Shilin Market B1 (avoid tourist stalls) 🍗 Must-eats: Loyalty Oyster Omelette, Hot-Star Large Chicken Steak 📅 Day 3: Maokong + Hipster Route 🌞 Morning｜Tea Garden Time Maokong Gondola (transparent crystal car with transparent soles) 🍵 Recommended: Yaoyue Teahouse for Tieguanyin Zhi Nan Gong Trail (holy place for seeking love) 🌆 Afternoon｜Literary Base Songshan Cultural and Creative Park (Eslite Life + Exhibition) Shopping in Xinyi District: 🏙️ 101 Observation Deck (go to see the night view in the evening) 🛍️ Shin Kong Mitsukoshi/Breeze Nanshan 📅 Day 4: Jiufen + Pingxi Line 🌞 Full Day｜Mountain City Nostalgia Jiufen Old Street (arrive before 8:30 to avoid crowds) 🍡 Must-eats: Auntie Gan’s Taro Balls, Red Fermented Rice Balls 📸 Photoshoot: A-Mei Teahouse Stairs Gold Museum (touch a 220kg gold brick) How to Play on Pingxi Line: 🚂 Shifen Sky Lantern + Waterfall 🐱 Petting Cats in Houtong Cat Village 📅 Day 5: Free replenishment + return trip 🌞 Flexible itinerary Bopiliao Old Street (scene of the movie "Monga") Nanmen Market (buy souvenirs: Jinhua ham, sausage) Must-buy at Taoyuan Airport: Micro-Hot Hills pineapple cake, Tangcun nougat #Sign up for June Hotel Test Sleeper 2025 For more, please visit the homepage! There are also Tamsui and Jiufen Old Street chaptersʕ •ᴥ•ʔ