Places deriverative Wants to Go

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

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

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

This dragon-shaped sports arena is the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.

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

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

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