From Fort San Domingo to Tamsui Old Street, explore Huwei's history during the Dutch and Japanese colonial Period. Immerse yourself in history with some hands-on archeology at Sihsanhang Museum of Archaeology, the only museum dedicated to archeology in northern Taiwan.

Banqiao Railway Station → Tamsui Historical Museum (Fort San Domingo) → The Former Residence of Tada Eikichi, Head of Tamsui Township → The Former Residence of Kinoshita Seigai → Tamsui Old Street → Board Ferry from Tamsui to Bali → Left Bank Park → Sihsanhang Museum of Archaeology (hands-on archeology experience) → Banqiao Railway Station

New Taipei City boasts the longest coastline in northern Taiwan. Head over to Magang Fishing Village, the easternmost fishing village in Taiwan, to wander among its quiet laneways filled with the stories of stone houses, female divers, and the sea.

Banqiao Railway Station → Fulong Train Station → Old Caoling Belt Bikeway → Magang Fishing Village, Stone House Culture, Introduction to the Female Diver Profession → Stroll around Fulong Railway Station → Taro Cake DIY → Gongbei Temple → Banqiao Railway Station

Embark on a low-carbon, LOHAS journey through Mother Nature’s geology classroom on the North Coast. Once you arrive at Jinshan Old Street, take the weight off your feet with a soak in the hot spring foot baths.

Banqiao Railway Station → Yehliu Geopark → Taipower Exhibit Center in Northern Taiwan → Jinshan Old Street → Zhongshan Hot Spring Park (foot bath) → Lion Head Mountain Hiking Trail → Banqiao Railway Station

The unspoilt natural beauty of Sanzhi has inspired many artists to find their muse. The TESA Creative Center seems to blend with the land like a Taiwanese version of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater.

Banqiao Railway Station → Sansheng Trail → TESA Creative Center → Fuji Fishing Harbor → Coral Shell Temple → Zhilan Park Ocean Viewing Platform → Banqiao Railway Station

Try gold panning at the Gold Museum to prospect for memories of the mountain’s golden years. Riding on a section of a bicycle path converted from old railway of the mountains and the sea on the Northeast Coast.

Banqiao Railway Station → Shen’ao Rail Bike → Nanya Rocks → Jiufen Old Street → Gold Museum (gold panning experience) → Banqiao Railway Station

Admire Shifen Waterfall, then experience sky lanterns or photograph the train passing by the front door at Jinshan Old Street. Visit the century-old Shuangxi temple to feel the unique mountain atmosphere and make your own bouncy taro balls.

Banqiao Railway Station → Shifen Waterfall → Shifen Old Street → Ping Ling Leisure Farm (taro ball DIY) → Shuangxi San zhong Temple → Shuangxi Ferry Pier → Banqiao Railway Station

Explore the beauty of tea culture from the Pinglin Tea Museum, Shiding Old Street and the Tea Road of the Tamsui-Kavalan Historic Trails. Enjoy a cup of tea infused with a century of mountain tea tradition and feel your troubles melt away.

Banqiao Railway Station → Shenkeng Agricultural Products Promotion Center (Tofu DIY with Sakt Brine) → Wutuxi Hiking Trail → Shiding Old Street → Pinglin Tea Museum → Pinglin Stone Carving Park → Banqiao Railway Station

Follow the river of history in Xindian to witness its evolution from a farming village to a modern city. Venture into Wulai Old Street, jump aboard the old log trolleys, and experience indigenous culture and mountain stories.

Banqiao Railway Station → Shisizhang History Park → Kueishan Power Station (Hydropower Cultural Relics Exhibit Center in Xindian River Basin) → Wulai Old Street → Wulai Log Cart → Wulai Waterfall – Wulai Forestry Museum → Hemei Trail → Banqiao Railway Station

The Sun Long Trail is full of green and offers beautiful views. Visit the Yingge Ceramics Museum and then to make your own ceramic mosaic and explore the new aesthetics of this ceramic township.

Banqiao Railway Station -Sun Long Trail, Stone of Yingge → Yingge Old Street → Mosaic DIY workshop → Yingge Ceramics Museum → New Taipei City Art Museum → Banqiao Railway Station

Within a kilometer of Fuzhong, ancient and modern architecture coexist in perfect harmony. Crossing Huaxin Street will put you in the midst of a cultural melting pot filled with street food from Southeast Asia.

Banqiao Railway Station → Baofu Temple → Burma Street (Huaxin Street) → Southeast Asian culinary experience → Lin Family Mansion and Garden → Daguan Academy (大觀義學) → Ci-Hui Temple → Banqiao Railway Station

Discover the everyday living aesthetics in the homes of the common people: 300 years of Temple Street history, Taiwan’s first historical building, local memories of Wugu, and the legacy of military kindred village.

Banqiao Railway Station → Li Family Historical House in Luzhou → Sanchong Air Force Military Kindred Village No.1 → Xinzhuang Temple Street → Shou-Rang Hall in Wugu → Pineapple Cake DIY → Banqiao Railway Station