【Tainan Hot Spots】
98 Fucheng Tiajiang Line One-Day Ticket + Choice of 2 Tainan Attraction Tickets
≣ Service Information ≣
[98 Fucheng-Taijiang Line]
Visitors can take this route to visit iconic landmarks such as the Confucius Temple, Tainan Art Museum Buildings 1 and 2, Judicial Museum, Hayashi Department Store, and Chihkan Tower. Along the way, you can also explore Youai Street, Guohua Street, Shennong Street, or Hai’an Road to savor local Tainan snacks and delicacies.
Additionally, the route extends to connect attractions in Anping and Qigu districts. From October to April (dates subject to Fucheng Bus announcements), an additional birdwatching route is available. Visitors can transfer to the Black-faced Spoonbill Shuttle Bus and head to the birdwatching pavilion to admire the elegant flight of these unique birds, making it an ideal choice for travelers exploring Tainan.
≣ Route Info ≣
Tainan Transfer Station, Chenggong Road, Tainan Railway Station, Yanping Junwang Temple (Fu Qian Road), Jianxing Junior High School (Fu Qian Road), Hayashi Department Store/Zheng Chenggong Ancestral Temple, Chihkan Tower, Zhongzheng Shopping District (Taiwan Tourist Shuttle), Eternal Golden Castle, Indigenous Cultural Center, Yanping Street, Anping Oyster Kiln Cultural Center, Anping Fort (Anbei Road), Deji Foreign Mansion/Anping Tree House, Crowne Plaza Tainan (Anbei Road), Sunset Platform, Taijiang National Park Administration, Sicao Ecological and Cultural Park (Sicao Green Tunnel, Dazhong Temple), Sicao Wildlife Reserve, Luerhmen Bridge, Holy Mother Temple (Cheng An Road), Longshan Village, Taiwan Salt Museum, Qigu Salt Mountain, Black-faced Spoonbill Eco-Exhibition Hall, Black-faced Spoonbill Bird Watching Pavilion
*For routes and schedules, please refer to the Tainan Bus official website
≣ Shuttle Schedule ≣
*Times are subject to change, please refer to on site announcements and official website for accuracy.
http://2384.tainan.gov.tw/NewTNBusWeb/Default.aspx
≣ Choose 2 Featured Attractions ≣
- National Museum of Taiwan History
- Eternal Golden Castle
- Anping Old Fort
- Anping Tree House
- Fort Provintia
- Tainan Confucius Temple
- Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park
- Shan-shang Garden and Water Canal Museum
- Hutoupi Scenic Area
- Tainan Nan-Ying Astronomical Museum
- Tainan City Museum
| National Museum of Taiwan History
※ This ticket allows access to permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions, and the Children's Hall in the Exhibition and Education Building. To view schedules and make reservations for the VR Reproduction Factory, Children's Hall, and Time Station - Train Theatre within the Exhibition and Education Building, please visit our official website.
| Exhibition Information
Permanent exhibition " This Land, These People: The Story of Taiwan "
"Across・1624: The International Exhibition on the Island of the World, Taiwan" on 2024-02-01～2024-06-30
"Co-construction of River Basin: The century-old Yujianan Water Conservancy and Environment Special Exhibition" on 2023-08-24～2024-05-26
▲ The approximately 2,000-ping exhibition space includes permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions, VR Reproduction Factory, Children's Hall, Time Station - Train Theatre, and is designed with the concept of universal design to create a barrier-free viewing area.
▲ Telling stories of people and land from diverse perspectives and across ethnicities, it provides friendly services and learning solutions for audiences with varying needs.
| Eternal Golden Castle Full Ticket
Eternal Golden Castle: Step into the first Western style fortress in modern Taiwanese history!
Eternal Golden Castle, a national historic site, is the first modern western-style fortress on the island of Taiwan and an important bastion witnessing the history of "mountain opening and pacifying the aborigines" and "modernization of coastal defense" in Taiwan. Constructed by Qing Dynasty Grand Councillor Shen Baozhen in 1876, it adopted the Western star fort style in architectural design, resembling a huge square city.
Stepping into the Eternal Golden Castle, you can ascend the thick city wall to get a panoramic view of the coastal defense fortress of that era and experience the majestic momentum of "holding a pass guard against ten thousand enemies". The wide moat, the replicated Armstrong artillery platform, all tell the tale of this land's resilience and determination when faced with foreign invasions. It's more than just a term from history textbooks, but an excellent spot where you can physically touch Taiwan's modern history and feel the changing tides of time.
▲ The central open space serves as a drill field for soldiers
▲ Armstrong giant cannon
▲ Eternal Golden Castle is connected with a reinforced concrete bridge across the moat
｜Fort Zeelandia Full Ticket
Fort Zeelandia: Trace back to the origins of Taiwan's history with Dutch relics!
Fort Zeelandia, formerly known as "Zeelandia" (Zeelandia), is the oldest castle in Taiwan and a key landmark witnessing the beginning of Taiwan's history. It was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1624 and served as the center of Dutch rule in Taiwan, hence it was known as "Taiwan City".
Entering Fort Zeelandia, you can see the weather-beaten red brick walls that have stood for hundreds of years, as well as the remnants left over from the Qing Dynasty. From the viewing platform, not only can you overlook the historical streets of Anping District, but you can also imagine the heyday when Taiwan was a hub of international trade. The fort is not only a military fortress relic, but a microcosm of Taiwan's history over the past four centuries, making it a must-visit first stop in exploring Taiwan's history and culture.
▲A panoramic view of Fort Zeelandia
▲There is a small door and stairs on the north side of Fort Zeelandia leading down to the basement ammunition depot
▲ Model of Zeelandia City
｜Full ticket for the Anping Treehouse
Anping Treehouse: A surreal secret world cohabiting with century-old banyan trees!
The Anping Treehouse was originally a warehouse of the British firm Tait & Co. The most captivating feature is its peculiar scene of cohabitation with century-old banyan trees. After the warehouse was abandoned, the intertwined aerial roots and branches of the banyan trees freely grew and climbed, penetrating walls and rooms, completely enveloping the entire building. It's as if the trees are devouring the structure, creating a surreal natural wonder. Entering the treehouse, you will traverse the labyrinth of entwined roots, feeling a vitality full of wildness and tranquility. The shadows and light cast through the foliage create a mysterious and dreamy atmosphere, making you feel as if you are in a fantastical scene out of a Hayao Miyazaki animation. Not only is it a paradise for photography enthusiasts, but it's also a must-visit spot to experience the intersection of Tainan's nature and history.
▲ Anping Treehouse
▲ Tait & Co.
▲ Tait & Co.
｜Fort Provintia Full Ticket
Fort Provintia: The heart of Tainan's Fu City, witnessing the historical confrontation between the Dutch and the Zheng Dynasty!
Fort Provintia, formerly known as "Provintia", is one of the most famous historical landmarks in Tainan Fu City, along with Fort Zeelandia. It was originally built by the Dutch in 1653 as an administrative and commercial center, echoing Zeelandia City across the sea.
The history of this building is full of drama: it was once a Dutch stronghold, but after Koxinga regained Taiwan, it became the highest administrative center of the Dongning Kingdom. Today, Fort Provintia integrates the Dutch base, Qing Dynasty stone tablets, and Chinese-style Wenchang Pavilion and Sea God Temple, showing a unique style of layered cultures. Particularly, the nine Bixi carrying steles underneath are unique historical relics in Taiwan. Walking around Fort Provintia, you will be able to personally feel a microcosm of Taiwan's historical changes over nearly four centuries.
▲ Wenchang Pavilion
▲ Stone Lion
▲ Fort Provintia
｜Tainan Confucius Temple
The first Confucius Temple in Taiwan is in Tainan
In 1665 AD, during the reign of Zheng Chenggong's son, Zheng Jing, with the assistance of Chen Yonghua, a politician for the military, proposed: "A holy temple and a school must be established to gather talents; if a country has a sage, the state itself is solid, and the world will prosper day by day." Zheng Jing agreed and established the Confucius Temple in the administrative center of Chengtian Prefecture (today's Tainan City) to worship Confucius, promote national studies, and promote education.
For more than three hundred years, the majestic temple and lofty academy symbolize the continuous inheritance of Chinese culture here, staking the claim of "Seashore Zoulu".
▲ The first study in Taiwan
▲ Minglun Hall
▲ Dacheng Gate
｜Tainan Zuo-Zhen Fossil Park
The Tainan Zuo-Zhen Fossil Park has collected fossils of mastodons, sabertooths, ancient deer, crocodiles, shellfish, and other marine and terrestrial organisms. The large amount of terrestrial vertebrate fossils unearthed is a special feature; with skull fragments from Zuo-Zhen people and reconstructed skeletons of early Chinese rhinoceroses, this park can be described as an irreplaceable fossil treasury in Taiwan. Now Zuo-Zhen Fossil Park has transformed from a single building into five major exhibition halls.
The Natural History Education Museum simulates geological stratum walls found at Zuo-Zhen. Here you can experience various interactive installations such as fossil excavation and riverbed fossil observation; The Story House introduces Xin-Hua Hills while showcasing West Siraya cultural relics including Xingang documents; it also highlights contributions made by fossil collector "Grandpa Chen Chunmu" throughout his life-long fossil collection; The Evolution Pavilion presents beach landing wars involving marine organisms where once-dominant dinosaurs sit in an atrium followed by mammals' rise on historical stages witnessing life evolution's prosperity and decline; The Fossil Museum features an augmented reality interactive sand table to understand cuisine fossil sources; among its highlights is an early Chinese rhinoceros full-body bone fossil; The Discovery Museum reveals mysteries surrounding Zuo-Zhen people allowing glimpses into real fossil restoration processes close to cleaning rooms; visit Color Magic Interactive Classroom to interact with biological groups from Cailiao River that you've colored yourself.
Like public art represented by counter-clockwise clocks within parks encouraging questioning thinking processes inversely—ancient fossils guide backtracking towards past eras akin to treasures bestowed by time gods—opening doors towards immersive imagination while maintaining curiosity about natural sciences.
｜Tainan Mountain-top Garden Water Museum
Do you know how tap water we use every day comes?
How did people in past use clean water without tap water?
All questions about water can be answered at Tainan Mountain-top Garden Water Museum! This museum preserves complete filtration plant rooms from Japanese colonial periods where intact machinery sets remain rare antiques!
｜Baroque style factory building great for photos fun!
Select good locations ⇉ strike beautiful poses ⇉ snap pictures ⇉ post lovely photos on social media platforms—this has become essential SOP when traveling nowadays!
B Building within museum hosts rapid filter tube rooms which have been must-visit spots since opening—also favorite photo spots for wedding photography internet celebrities—with fourteen symmetrically arranged rapid filter tubes creating spectacular sights!
The entire B Building space divides into three major parts: clean water treatment area administrative experimental area staff rest area—all indispensable for providing clean water!
｜Large open space great place taking kids for walks!
After viewing exhibits inside museum enjoy playing large lawns outside park which also features special play facilities designed specifically for children’s happiness!
Special puppets reside next beach spending joyful holiday times alongside kids!
A large water pool exists within park focused entirely upon cooling off during hot summer days!
｜Hutoupi Natural Scenic Area
The Hutoupi Scenic Area is located in Xinhua District, Tainan City, and is a charming lakeside paradise known for its beautiful natural landscape and abundant leisure facilities.
There are many attractive activities and attractions here, including the Lakeside Trail, Averrhoa carambola flower season, barbecue area, camping area, and canoeing on the lake surface.
Whether you love nature or are looking for thrilling adventures, Hutoupi can satisfy your needs.
｜Lakeside Trail
The Lakeside Trail is a highlight of Hutoupi Scenic Area, providing an excellent opportunity for visitors to appreciate the beauty of Hutoupi.
Walking along the trail, you can enjoy the reflection of the lake, the magnificent scenery of the mountains, and the natural ecology around.
Every spring, Hutoupi holds the Averrhoa carambola Flower Season activity, attracting many visitors to admire this beautiful sea of flowers. During the flower season, the entire Hutoupi is surrounded by colorful averrhoa carambola flowers, forming a colourful and spectacular scene.
In addition to the Lakeside Trail, barbecue area, and camping area, Hutoupi also provides other rich leisure facilities and sightseeing activities. You can visit the Cricket House to learn about the ecology and cultural value of crickets.
Also, you can take a swan boat for a leisurely ride on the lake, enjoying the lake view and surrounding scenery. Buy Hutoupi tickets now and have a great vacation!
｜Tainan Nanying Observatory
The whole museum is themed on astronomy and has exhibition spaces on the first floor, second floor, third floor, and basement. On the first floor, "Discovering the Life of the Earth" introduces the changes of the four seasons on earth and the constellations in the sky. On the second floor, "Solar System" allows you to learn about the eight planets and experience the Coriolis Effect. On the third floor, "Exploring Space" lets you understand the development of astronomy history, search for traces of aliens, and offers an interstellar wandering experience. The basement "Small Bricks, Big Star Ball" is a parent-child block recreation area where you are welcome to create a creative block world.
｜Tainan City Museum
Tainan City Museum: A local cultural living room that tells the story of the prefectural city!
The Tainan City Museum (South Museum) is a museum specifically established for the city of Tainan, aimed to become a base for local cultural research, collection, and promotion. Its establishment is aimed at **"letting local culture go out and letting the outside world see Tainan"**, it is a cultural venue deeply connected with the citizens and the land.
The South Museum presents the historical context of Tainan from prehistoric times, Dutch rule to the Qing Dynasty, modern times, and contemporary times, as well as a rich local customs and humanistic features through a series of thematic special exhibitions and permanent displays. Not only does it house precious historical relics, it is also a vibrant **"cultural living room"**, where both Tainan citizens and tourists can find their shared memories and touch of Tainan. It is your best starting point to understand the diverse aspects of this ancient city of Tainan.
▲Exhibition inside the museum
▲Tainan City Museum
▲Exhibition inside the museum
