Top Things to do in Shilin
Top Hotels in Shilin
- 1. Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel
- 2. UiNN Business Hotel
- 3. Beauty Hotels Taipei - Beautique Hotel
- 4. Dandy Hotel - Tianmu Branch
- 5. THE Tango Taipei Jian Tan
- 6. Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel
- 7. Shihlin Metro Yes
- 8. The Landis Resort Yangmingshan
- 9. Noble Hotel
- 10. L+House Taipei Shilin Guesthouse
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What to do and see in Shilin, Taipei: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Discover the best top things to do in Shilin, Taiwan including Ivy's Kitchen Cooking Class, Yang Ming Shan Leng Shui Keng, Yang Ming Shan Qing Tian Gang, Taipei Children's Amusement Park, Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Zhishan Garden, C.K.S. Shilin Residence Park, Taipei Astronomical Museum, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Shilin Official Residence.
Restaurants in Shilin
1. Ivy's Kitchen Cooking Class
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 178 reviews
Expert cooking teacher for foreigners and Taiwanese since 1997. 台湾料理教室 Cooking Class in Taipei, Taiwan.Ivy has been teaching cooking in the Community Services Center (abbreviate Center) for over ten years and owned good reputation from expatriates. Students come from the entire world, including Embassy or Representative Office and worldwide enterprises in Taipei.Other than cooking, Ivy also contributes to several magazines and organizations or online shop.With word of mouth, Ivy is invited for various courses and activities about cooking.
Reviewed By GessykaM - Taichung, Taiwan
Ivy was amazing! So knowledgeable about everything in the market and she really took the time to explain what everything was. I have lived here for 11 years and still learned a lot! The cooking class was wonderful, like cooking with family. I highly recommend this class as a way to get an authentic Taiwanese experience. You can choose from over 60 Taiwanese dishes and she will make alterations to the recipes to suit vegetarian and others. We made an onion pancake, vegetarian hot and sour soup and shrimp skewers on bamboo shoots. They were all delicious! She even gives you recipes to take home! I will be telling everyone I know to do this with any visitors they have to Taiwan. I know I will do it again with my next visitors.
2. Yang Ming Shan Leng Shui Keng
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By maryyeo - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Free foot hot spring: At small pavilions situated about 5 minutes walk from Lengshuikeng visitors' centre. Pretty crowded since not many seats available. Informative visitors' centre: Find out the entire topography of the Yangmingshan Mountain National Park by viewing the scaled version at the visitors' centre here. Also, learn more about the rock formations, the past industrial uses of the fumaroles or hot springs, ecological info of the park. Interesting for nerdy us. Hike to Qingtiangang Grasslands: Clear information of the trail outside the centre. 1.6km but with many steep steps so it takes an average of one hour to complete. Easy-to-follow trail with many clear distance-markers and arrows pointing to you which direction/path to take. Pass by Jingshan suspension bridge: On this trail, you'll pass by this suspension bridge and be able to take interesting shots from. Others: Apparently also walkable to the Juansi waterfalls towards the foot of the mountain but that's too far of a walk for us.
3. Yang Ming Shan Qing Tian Gang
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By maryyeo - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Qingtiangang is a grassland on part of the Yangmingshan national park. You will like it if: 1. You enjoy the sheer expanse of space and fresh air atop a mountain. 2. You enjoy watching cows graze. 3. Easily accessible by car as the car park is just 100 metres away. Public buses are available too for the budget-conscious. Comparing Qingtiangang and Cingjing Grasslands: 1. Qingtiangang is right inside Taipei city, on Yangmingshan, one of the few national parks in the world that's in a city. Also, there are many other attractions atop this Yangmingshan mountain. Cingjing is somewhat in central Taiwan so much harder (few hours ride or need to take the high speed train and transfers) to get to, be it from Taipei or Tainan airports. The main attraction in Cingjing is just the grassland and Swiss Garden, a manmade garden. 2. Qingtiangang is free compared to Cingjing Grassland. 3. Qingtiangang on Yangmingshan is open even at night so you can visit at night to enjoy the stunning nightview of the Taipei city from the top of a mountain. Cingjing Grassland the attraction closes at 5pm. 4. Cingjing has more animals and activities e.g. pony riding, sheep feeding, etc. Qingtiangang only has brown cows and they are not released to graze when the weather is bad. 5. Cingjing is more quaint and probably has more mountain lodges or 'minsu' and you can enjoy the mountain mist as you walk around the small town at night or in the morning. You can find overnight stays at Yangmingshan too but probably not as quaint as the feeling of staying in a small mountain town like Cingjing, and probably doesn't overlook the grasslands like the one at Cingjing.
4. Taipei Children's Amusement Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 434 reviews
Reviewed By BlessieAdlaon
Very clean place, not too big so it is not tiring to walk, but plenty of rides: Ferris wheel, drop thingy, carousel, swing, airplaney ride where you can press a button to make it go higher, spinning teacups, bump cars, roller coaster, train that goes all around the park, and many more. Playground was under maintenance when we went, too bad, it looked like a fun area too. Taxi is very easy to get, but bring a translator app if you do not speak Mandarin, because hardly English is spoken anywhere. The squat urinals were also interesting, especially because they allow you to completely avoid touching the seat, and the flushes are designed to be stepped on. Plenty of water fountains. Day pass was well worth it even if we only stayed 4 hours, but if you want to pay per ride, buy Easy Card before coming here. Plenty of machines to reload card inside, but you must have the card on hand. My kids were aged 4 to 15 and we all had fun.
5. Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 65 reviews
Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines was officially opened in June 1994 as an ethnology museum that is dedicated to promoting mutual understanding between different ethnic groups, through research, preservation and exhibition of the material culture of Taiwan indigenous peoples. Through various educational activities, we hope to recall the wordless history and present the multi-cultural phases of Taiwan. The main displays of the museum introduce the natural environment of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples, their daily utensils, clothing and personal decoration, ritual objects and religious life. Films shown in the museum offer an understanding of the present conditions of the life of Taiwan indigenous peoples. Special indigenous-themed exhibitions, which are expected to be the urban window to tribal culture, are held at regular intervals in the special exhibition room located on the B1 floor.
Reviewed By LukeUK_12 - Manchester, United Kingdom
I visited Wulai the day before coming here, and I loved learning about the fascinating culture and history of the indigenous people of Taiwan. Firstly, I would highly recommend visiting the Shung Ye Museum over the Palace Museum (just down the road). The building is beautiful, and the collection inside is outstanding. There is even a 3D cinema, and even thought the movie wasn’t in English it was pretty easy to follow. The artefacts on show are exceptional, and I found the staff totally committed to their work. When I visited, I was the only person inside the museum. This was a special experience, and my time there was one of the most memorable from my trip to Taipei.
6. Zhishan Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 67 reviews
Reviewed By pot0to - Seattle, United States
The garden is located on a side trail as you come down the main steps from the National Palace Museum. It's a quiet and gorgeous Chinese garden with lots of birds and koi fish. We bought a box of koi feed from the vending machine for NT$10 and spent awhile just sitting there, feeding the fish.
7. C.K.S. Shilin Residence Park
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4.0 based on 308 reviews
Reviewed By SandyK808 - Whittier, United States
I was staying at the Renaissance Hotel which is steps away from this park. It just so happens I was on my way to the Chiang Kai-Shek residence and the largest Chrysanthemum flower festival in Taipei was going on. The flower arrangements were beautiful and colorful. The displays must have taken weeks and so much labor to set up. From what I was advised - this park has regular flower displays throughout the different seasons. Check this park especially if your en route to the CKS Residence or Shilin night market.
8. Taipei Astronomical Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By littlecloud22
Lots of interactive displays. A 4-storey museum with lots of cool displays. The entrance fees for adults is only 60NT and for children 30NT. Can spend about 3-4 hours there. There are extra complimentary sessions (in Chinese ) on the constellations in their planetarium dome on Saturday which I enjoined and learnt a lot in the short 20 mins. Saw guided tours for pri school kids on Saturday 4-5pm with hands on activity at the end for them too in December when I visited. A place for both adults and kids, for those who wants to learn more about astronomy.
9. National Taiwan Science Education Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By elsebev - Johannesburg, South Africa
Visited with teenage grandchildren and had a ball. The Centre works on a pay per floor basis so you can visit the floors of interest and skip the rest. Many interactive exhibits and well set it periodic table exhibit, with actual elements in bottles (except of course the radio active ones). Neat cooking exhibit for small girls and a bubble machine that makes bubbles you can stand in. A working knowledge of Chinese is necessar to fully benefit , but even without, the exhibits are interesting. Very nice kid-friendly restaurant /food court area. Near the astronomical museum, so could be combined in a one-day trip if you have the stamina. Take the red line to Shilin and then walk a fair distance, or just take a taxi.
10. Shilin Official Residence
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By oftheplanet
It is definitely a great attraction in Taipei, especially it is located in this historical area. If you love the history and enjoy China civil war, you can explore more stories here. You can enjoy the different seasonal scenery and decoration here, just get rid of some big festival flora there are crowded people, you can see the people only. Every time visiting here is to refresh myself and enjoy the fresh air and think of the history. It is one of the best attractions in Taipei.
