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Where Taiwan found its oil...

When Ghibli came to a Taiwanese village.

A statue of the global pop legend in a residential metro plaza.

A tiny airplane-shaped monument marks the story of Taiwan’s first civilian pilot and his fatal crash in 1934.

A shrine for a once-beloved historic figure, whose mythology has been discredited.

A giant sequoia tree slice that traveled across oceans and lived through wars

The official flag of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.

Keelung’s century-old French military cemetery.

You can hear Buddhist prayers in this elevated sea cave once used by monks.

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

A preserved segment of the old irrigation canal recalls Taipei’s history as a “Water City.”

A century-old monument to commemorate a crowd-funded public cemetery.

A replica of Brussels’ Manneken Pis has stood in Taiwan since 1934.

Visit Taiwan’s badlands, which allows visitors to feel like they’re walking on the moon.

An otherwise typical Beitou alley is home to statues of Chiang Kai-shek and his son.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

A Japanese-era Shinto shrine next to Taipei's most famous night market.

A 19th-century stone carving welcomes hikers on a historical trail between mountain and sea.

This old shop has been selling plum juice in central Taipei for over 60 years.

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

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

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

A memorial honoring a mathematician likely murdered by Taiwan's authoritarian government.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual