The Atlas Obscura Guide To Taipei

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

Updated November 25, 2025

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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.

Taipei, Taiwan

Rixing Type Foundry

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

Taipei, Taiwan

Leaning Mailboxes

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

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.

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Treasure Hill

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

Taipei, Taiwan

Bei Tou Incinerator

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Taipei

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.

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Memorials 4

Architecture 3

Art 2

Universities 2

Food 2

Shops 2

Shrines 2

Unique Restaurants & Bars 2

Architectural Oddities 2

Fish 2

Shintoism 2

Noodles 2

Hiking 2

History & Culture 2

Temples 2

Human Rights 2

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Miniatures 2

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