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Illustrative Zhunan Shishan Family Park is located at No. 39-45, Zhenru Road, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, a free family park. The grounds feature a Huoyanshan-shaped seven-color slide as the main visual highlight, combined with a large sand pit, mushroom house, nest swing, spinning disc, climbing wall, and splash pool, giving children plenty of space to run, splash, and explore. The park has family restrooms and a large free parking lot with convenient transportation, suitable for family day trips or school outdoor education.
Illustrative Five Yuan Two Jiao is in Caoling, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, at an elevation of about 1,600 metres, a natural landscape wrapped in Moso bamboo forest. The grounds are dotted with bamboo-woven pavilions; the cumulative count of their corners gave the spot its name 'five yuan and two jiao', and the scene evokes a hidden-away atmosphere reminiscent of Kyoto's Arashiyama. Summer temperatures run low, making it ideal for escaping the heat, walking and photo ops, and it connects with the neighbouring Wood Horse Old Trail and Yunlingzhi Hill trails, well-suited to a one-day hiking itinerary.
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Illustrative →Duck Story House
Duck Story House in Wujie Township, Yilan was originally the Xie Ji duck farm, converted in 2014 (Minguo 103) into an educational and leisure tourist farm. The grounds are spacious with parking, well-suited for a half-day family visit. Visitors can get up close to feed ducks, hold ducklings, and join interactive activities like red-soil duck egg DIY, salted duck egg making and hand-made pizza. Inside, the space is divided into duck and duck-egg display, farm products, DIY experiences, an outdoor interaction area and a food zone; the NT$100 ticket offsets NT$50 of in-park spending. Combining ecological education with local culture, it's a must-visit, affordable family destination in Wujie.
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Illustrative →Huang Juren Mansion
Huang Juren House is the only preserved juren (provincial graduate) residence in Yilan, built in the third year of the Guangxu reign (1877) during the Qing dynasty. Originally on an alley off Xinmin Road in Yilan City, it faced demolition in 1996 due to urban planning and was reassembled inside the National Center for Traditional Arts (Traditional Arts Park) in 2001. The compound is a classic Min-nan style san-he-yuan courtyard; the main gate plaque reads 'Wen Kui' (Champion of Letters), and the interior displays period household items and kitchenware, offering a glimpse into 19th-century Yilan domestic life. As one of the core buildings of the Traditional Arts Center, the house is both a historical site and a great spot for family and cultural experiences, suited for photos, learning about traditional architecture and joining DIY workshops.
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Illustrative →Jiuru Holistic Care Park
Jiou Ru Holistic Care Park in Jiou Ru Township, Pingtung County is a cross generational public space reborn from a century old school campus. The site unfolds across three floors: a day care center for seniors on the first level, a Lo Has fitness center with professional classes and equipment on the second, and a family co presence base on the third designed for children aged zero to six, complete with sand pits, ball pools, slides, trampolines, and a reading room with over three thousand picture books. Outdoors, an all age inclusive playground features imported play structures and fitness equipment for the whole family. Admission is free and no reservation is required, making this a rare all generation leisure destination welcoming to parents, children, seniors, and pets alike.
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Illustrative →Victory Star Village
Sheng Li Hsing Tsun Creative Life Park at No. 69, Sheng Li Road in Pingtung City is a cultural and creative quarter converted from Japanese era officer housing and postwar military dependents village homes. The site preserves intact Japanese wooden architecture and red brick walls, layered with art installations, cafes, indie boutiques, and pet friendly spaces. Flat walkways and a relaxed pace make it easy to explore with small children or dogs. While most of the site is free to enter, select programs carry a small fee, so the park is well suited to travelers who enjoy history, creative culture, and unhurried strolls.
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Illustrative →National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Checheng Township, Pingtung County is the largest and most complete marine themed museum in Taiwan. Its halls include Waters of Taiwan, Coral Kingdom, World Waters, and the temporarily closed Whale Pavilion, together housing tens of thousands of marine creatures. Highlights include an 84 meter underwater tunnel, giant viewing windows, touch pools, immersive projection experiences, and penguin feeding sessions. The museum suits families, students, and marine life enthusiasts, and also runs popular sleepovers and educational programs, making it one of southern Taiwan's most visited indoor family attractions.
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Illustrative →Pingtung City Main Library
Pingtung City Public Library Main Branch sits inside Millennium Park on a roughly five hectare site, and after two years of reconstruction it has been called Taiwan's most beautiful forest style library. Generous use of wood and glass fills the four floors with natural light, organized into a general reading area, a children's co reading zone, a multimedia interactive zone, and shared work spaces, plus a scenic cafe and art exhibition area. The grounds preserve an old camphor tree and many newly planted saplings, creating the sensation of walking into a green tunnel of knowledge. It is an inviting destination for families, students, and remote workers looking to read, rest, or focus.
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