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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Taipei

29 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Taipei, Taiwan

Updated April 23, 2025

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Toilet hot pot. Appetizing!

Taipei, Taiwan

Modern Toilet Restaurant

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

Taipei, Taiwan

Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.
Rixing Type Foundry.

Taipei, Taiwan

Rixing Type Foundry

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.
Leaning mailboxes.

Taipei, Taiwan

Leaning Mailboxes

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.
The Grand Hotel

Taipei, Taiwan

Grand Hotel Tunnel

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Treasure Hill Artist Village

Taipei, Taiwan

Treasure Hill

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.
Bei Tou Incinerator

Taipei, Taiwan

Bei Tou Incinerator

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.
Beef noodle soup didn’t become a part of Taiwanese cuisine until the mid-20th century.

Taipei, Taiwan

Chef Hung Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.
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Toilet hot pot. Appetizing!

Taipei, Taiwan

Modern Toilet Restaurant

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.
Beef noodle soup didn’t become a part of Taiwanese cuisine until the mid-20th century.

Taipei, Taiwan

Chef Hung Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

Taipei, Taiwan

Jadeite Cabbage With Insects

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.
Noodles make for satisfying late-night slurping.

Taipei, Taiwan

Pure Love Diner Bar

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.
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