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This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Destination, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Destination. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Destination are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Taipeis Top 10 Attractions

At a glance, the Taipei attractions you wont want to miss, from sky-scraping architecture and colorful temples to hot springs and buzzing nightmarkets.

Top Attraction 1

Taipei 101 . Until recently the worlds tallest building, standing at 508 meters (1,667ft), this iconic tower is a wonder of design and engineering. Be sure to inspect the massive Tuned Mass Damper. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Longshan Temple . In the heart of the old Wanhua District and filled day and night by those seeking divine aid. Check out the icon of the main goddess Guanyin, which miraculously survived direct bombing hits in World War II. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Beitou Hot-Springs Area . A lovely valley carved by a bubbling hot-springs stream dotted with new and old resorts, public baths, and large sulfur pits and pools. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial . This complex was built on an imperial scale and rivals Beijings Forbidden City for awe-inspiring grandeur. The roof of the National Theater was modeled after Beijings Hall of Supreme Harmony. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Shilin Nightmarket . Taiwans biggest and best nightmarket, with pretty much every type of traditional snack food eaten in Taiwan and China since, it seems, the beginning of time. A tremendous feast for the senses. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

National Palace Museum . With well over half a million rare documents and artifacts, this museum is home to the worlds greatest treasure vault of Chinese artifacts. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Muzha Tea Plantations . In a steep hill valley in Taipeis southeast corner, scores of plantations with highly personalized teahouses dot the slopes, serving up tea cuisine, and faraway views. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Yangmingshan National Park . The worlds largest national park within a citys limits is perched on a mountain and offers hiking, hot-springs soaking, picnicking, flower gardens, giant fumaroles, historic sites, and much more. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Maokong Gondola . For a breathtaking sensation of gliding through the sky over Taipei take a ride in a Crystal Cabin. For more information, .

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