Day trips
Day Trips from New Taipei
Nearby places worth a day, picked by real distance from verified coordinates — every guide below passed the same checks as the rest of the site.
Yilan 44 km away
attraction Lanyang Museum: Yilan Travel Guide (4.4★)
Lanyang Museum sits on the edge of the old Wushi Harbor wetlands in Toucheng Township, its slanted, cliff-like facade rising straight out of a reflecting pond. 4.4★ (22,695 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Diu Diu Dang Forest Park: Yilan Travel Guide (4.2★)
Diu Diu Dang Forest Park is a free, open-24-hours plaza right by Yilan Train Station, built around a canopy of steel "trees" and a suspended toy train that pays tribute to Yilan-born picture-book artist Jimmy Liao. 4.2★ (2,342 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Yilan Museum of Art: Travel Guide (4.4★)
Yilan Museum of Art sits right in downtown Yilan City on Zhongshan Road, inside the old Japanese-era Yilan government complex, and it's an easy, uncrowded stop most days of the week. 4.4★ (935 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Fushan Botanical Garden: Yilan Travel Guide (4.7★)
Fushan Botanical Garden is a reservation-only reserve deep in the Yuanshan Township hills, open 9am–3pm every day except Tuesday. 4.7★ (4,325 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem National Center for Traditional Arts: Yilan Travel Guide
The National Center for Traditional Arts sits on the Dongshan River in Wujie Township, just outside Yilan City, open daily 9am–6pm. 4.5★ (42,045 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
Taichung 136 km away
attraction Taichung Lecheng Temple: Travel Guide (4.8★)
Lecheng Temple sits on Hanxi Street in Taichung's East District, open daily 6:30am–10pm, and it's worth 30–45 minutes to see the carved beams, dragon pillars, and layered shrine halls. 4.8★ (10,540 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts: Taichung Travel Guide
The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts sits on Wuquan W Rd in Taichung's West District, open Tuesday–Sunday (closed Monday), with free admission to the permanent galleries. 4.6★ (25,759 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Rainbow Village: Taichung Travel Guide
Rainbow Village (彩虹眷村) is a former military dependents' village in Taichung's Nantun District that one elderly veteran, Huang Yung-fu, single-handedly covered in vivid painted birds, animals, and figures to save it from demolition.
attraction Maple Garden: Taichung Travel Guide (4.2★)
Maple Garden (楓樹公園) is a large, well-shaded city park in Xitun District, Taichung, built around a big pond with fish, turtles and waterbirds, plus a paved nature trail looping the grounds. 4.2★ (24,968 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
hidden gem Dakeng Scenic Area: Taichung Travel Guide
Dakeng Scenic Area is a network of numbered hiking trails (Trails 1–10) in the forested hills of Beitun District, about 30–40 minutes from central Taichung by taxi or scooter.
hidden gem Taichung Second Market: Travel Guide (4.2★)
Taichung Second Market is a century-old covered market in Central District, packed with noodle stalls, meatball vendors and dry-goods shops. 4.2★ (21,968 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.