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Taiwan is 394 km long and 144 km wide, and mountains take the eastern two-thirds of it — more than two hundred peaks above 3,000 m, the highest of them Yushan at 3,952 m. The 23,299,132 people counted in December 2025 are pressed into the western third, which is where the railway runs and where every city a visitor is likely to open sits: Taipei with New Taipei and Keelung at the north end, then Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung down the plain. The east coast is the other trip entirely, reached by crossing the ranges rather than skirting them.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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艋舺龍山寺
Lungshan Temple, known locally as 艋舺龍山寺, is a historic Buddhist temple in Taipei's Wanhua District. Founded in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, it stands as one of Taiwan's oldest and most significant religious sites.
國立臺灣大學
臺北孔子廟
國立政治大學
清水巖祖師廟
臨濟宗護國禪寺
神農宮
台北文化清真寺
牯嶺街小劇場
濟南長老教會
陳德星堂
臺灣基督長老教會
霞海城隍廟
晉德宮
先嗇宮
靜修中學
聖母無原罪主教座堂
建國中學
台灣台北聖殿
臺灣戲曲中心
水源劇場
善導寺
台北天后宮
臺灣基督長老教會
景美集應廟
老松國小
寶藏巖
慈雲寺
國立臺北教育大學
三重義天宮
聖約翰坐堂
市立大同高中
雅頌坊
北投普濟寺
新北高中
士林慈諴宮
徐匯中學
基督教台灣浸會神學院
私立衛理女子高級中學
拱北殿
課廳演創空間
享巷
北安國中
臺北基督學院
慈惠宮
大安國中
慈聖宮
天主教聖家堂
景福宮
農禪寺
石牌國中
雙連長老教會
景美國中
龍山國小
民族實驗國中
中正國小
耕莘文教院
臺灣省城隍廟
善光寺
永和保福宮
城市好風光
安德昇藝術拍賣
千采美術社有限公司
無敵小鼠
大球
磚造樂高
相機街標誌
知識轉向
誠信館 (H棟)
中正藝文廊
蔣公銅像
傳承藝術中心
大稻埕戲苑
孫中山銅像
林昭慶
胡適銅像
內湖意象
吳敬恆銅像
草間彌生大型南瓜不銹鋼雕刻
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·
Seven to ten days can combine three or four days in Taipei with Tainan, Taichung or Kaohsiung on the western rail corridor. The east coast, central mountains and offshore islands require slower connections and should replace, rather than merely extend, that compact route.
Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency provides the current entry and online-arrival requirements. Check passport eligibility and permitted duration there, with consular guidance where relevant; do not assume a transit permission or previous visa exemption covers a different journey.
Taoyuan Airport connects to Taipei by airport metro, and high-speed rail makes western cities straightforward to combine. Conventional rail and buses reach the east and smaller places, but mountain roads take longer and are more vulnerable to weather disruption.
Spring and autumn often suit city and rail travel, while summer brings heat, heavy rain and typhoon risk. Mountain conditions can diverge sharply from Taipei or Kaohsiung, so check the Central Weather Administration outlook for the specific route.
New Taiwan dollar is the recorded currency. Transit stations and urban shops increasingly support electronic payment, yet night markets and small regional businesses may prefer cash; withdraw TWD through recognised banking channels and verify any foreign-card fee.
Use 110 for police and 119 for fire or ambulance; Taiwan uses Type A and B sockets at 110 V. Tap-water guidance is Not recorded here, and typhoon or earthquake instructions should be taken from official alerts rather than social-media summaries.
