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Illustrative A row of brightly painted fishing-village cottages along Zhengbin Road has become Keelung's most photographed check-in spot. From the viewing platform visitors frame the rainbow facades against harbor and sea, then sample seafood, rent a kayak, or cast a line. With parking tucked behind the seafood street, the wharf is a natural launch or finale for a one-day Keelung itinerary.
Illustrative Tucheng Pet Park is located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, adjacent to the Tucheng Comprehensive Sports Complex. This dedicated pet-friendly park features a variety of obstacle and exercise equipment including wave boards, jump hurdles, and climbing bridges, allowing dogs of all sizes to run freely and stay active. The park is fully fenced to prevent pets from wandering off and also includes a children's roller-skating rink, making it suitable for the whole family. During its opening, the Animal Protection Office provided free vaccinations, pet adoption consultations, and therapy dog training demonstrations to enhance interaction between owners and their pets. With its spacious and secure environment, the park is a favorite leisure destination for Tucheng residents and their furry companions.
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Illustrative →Chiayi Zhuqi Waterfront Park
Chiayi Zhu-ci Qingshui Park in Chiayi spans about 12 hectares and is a free family park. The grounds feature a children's wading pool, sky corridor, flower-fairy trail, two landscape suspension bridges, a garden, and observation decks, with shaded rest areas, free parking, restrooms, and showers. Suited to full-day family leisure and picnics.
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Illustrative →Weston Water World
Wei-shi-deng Water World in Chiayi's West District is the city's largest indoor-outdoor water park, suited to family play. The grounds offer a spacious indoor heated pool with 25-to-50-meter lanes and multiple thrilling water slides - including a 360-degree high-altitude slide, rainbow slide, and family slide - with outdoor slides open June to October each year. Add a lazy river, spa, steam and sauna rooms, cold plunge, and hot tub, and guests can both play and relax. Friendly tickets run about NT$280 for adults and NT$230 for students, a top pick for summer cooling and family outings.
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Illustrative →Shanjiao Tie Tea House
Shan-jiao-tie Tea House sits at Zhang-shu-hu, Tai-he Village, Mei-shan Township, Chiayi County, nestled in tea gardens at about 1,400 meters altitude and surrounded by mountains, offering a fully reservation-only tea-and-dessert experience. Guests sip house-grown oolong, jin-xuan, and black tea in a Japanese-style tin-roofed hut or on the outdoor terrace while taking in the sea of clouds, cherry blossoms, and distant peaks. Run by a young couple who met in New Zealand, the tea house serves light bites plus limited seating at the Ta-shan Rock Zone, ideal for photos and quiet contemplation.
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Illustrative →Happiness Hill
Xing-fu Hill (Happiness Hill) sits on a small rise in Chiayi's East District, an admission-free destination blending a scenic restaurant with a family leisure park. The spacious grounds include a tidy lawn, sky walkway, and observation deck overlooking the city. Beyond coffee, light meals, house-baked bread, and desserts, the site offers dedicated parking, making it ideal for families with kids or pets to stroll, photograph, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon.
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Illustrative →New CYCU Insect Museum
NewNCYU Insect Museum, located on the Lan-tan Campus of National Chiayi University, is a popular indoor family attraction in Chiayi City. The museum blends insect specimens, enlarged protected-species insect models, live-insect experience areas, and a tropical butterfly greenhouse garden with Taiwan's only rotating butterfly pillar, offering educational interactive experiences for kids and adults alike. Beyond viewing giant insect models and diverse specimens, visitors can touch live insects up close and watch butterflies flutter - good for family day trips, school visits, or rainy-day cool-downs for couples. Timed guided tours are available, helping visitors understand insect ecology and conservation more deeply.
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Illustrative →Xingang Incense Art Cultural Park
Xin-gang Incense Art Cultural Park in Chiayi is Taiwan's first incense-themed tourist factory, with free admission. The grounds blend incense-making cultural displays, an incense-art hall, an outdoor herb leisure park, and a small animal area so families can watch artisans hand-make incense, photograph the colorful incense-ring tunnel and incense-stick bundles, and hand-feed sika deer, sheep, and turtles. The park also sells fragrance items and serves food and drink, good for family outings, photo check-ins, and learning traditional incense culture.
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