Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A century-old rail tunnel turned eco-friendly cycling path.

This seaside museum boasts a colorful collection of over 3,000 shells, the largest in Taiwan.

These large speakers once broadcasted propaganda across the strait to the People’s Republic of China.

Behind a 300-year-old temple hides a small tomb said to house the bones of 17th-century Dutch soldiers.

A museum commemorates what was once the largest freight station in Taiwan.

A forgotten hiker’s lodge, now reclaimed by the forest, with its chimney standing as a lone sentinel of the past.

Vibrant tribute to Taiwan’s tea culture, blending tradition and innovation to create an unforgettable experience.

The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.

A rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.

This public artwork, hidden down a cliffside hiking trail, encourages visitors to contemplate the tides.

A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.

Hidden in a cave on a small Taiwanese island, a stalagmite reported to look like the bodhisattva Guanyin.

This crosswalk hosts one of Taipei’s most beloved public artworks.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."

The residence of a Taiwanese literary scholar sits down an alleyway adorned with depictions of snails.

This lopsided, earthquake-damaged temple stands as a testament to Taiwan’s resilience.

Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.

Enter this dragon-shaped temple to see animatronic scenes depicting heaven and hell.

This abandoned prison is now a museum chronicling the oppression of political prisoners in the not-so-distant past.

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.