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

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

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.

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

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

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

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

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

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

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

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

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.

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

The cascade created by Taipei’s rush-hour traffic has become one of the city’s quirkiest photo spots.

The last of Tokyo Disneyland’s whimsical mechanical clocks can be found in Taipei

Learn all about Taiwanese financial history from inside a former high-security vault.

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

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

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

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

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.