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Taiwan.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Hualien City, Taiwan
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Hualien City

Taiwan

The main gateway city for Taroko Gorge on Taiwan's Pacific coast, Hualien is known locally as the "marble city" for its streets, pavements, and road dividers…

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Jiufen, Taiwan
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Jiufen

Taiwan

This hillside town in New Taipei City's Ruifang District, Jiufen rose to prominence through gold mining before falling quiet — then found new life after the…

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Ruifang District, Taiwan
Gold

Ruifang District

Taiwan

A mountain district in eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan, Ruifang built its identity around coal mining before the industry's decline in the 1990s prompted a s…

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Fanlu, Taiwan
Bronze
Mountain villages

Fanlu

Taiwan

Rural mountain township in Chiayi County, Taiwan, Fanlu sits on the eastern edge of the Chiayi urban area and is known for its persimmons and dried persimmon…

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Yanping, Taiwan
Silver
Mountain villages

Yanping

Taiwan

This mountain township in Taitung County, Taiwan, where the Bunun people are the main community and nearly all of the land sits within the Central Mountain R…

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Taitung, Taiwan
Gold
Mountain villages

Taitung

Taiwan

This city on Taiwan's southeast Pacific coast with a dense café and restaurant scene and mountain terrain close at hand, Taitung serves as the county seat an…

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Hengchun, Taiwan
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Hengchun

Taiwan

Gateway to Kenting National Park at Taiwan's southern tip, Hengchun is a small town with a walkable centre and a lively food-and-drink scene.

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Beidou, Taiwan
Silver

Beidou

Taiwan

Town in Changhua County, Taiwan, with a walkable centre holding a dense food-and-drink scene and a concentration of historic churches.

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Fangshan, Taiwan
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Fangshan

Taiwan

This coastal township in Pingtung County, Taiwan, Fangshan sits where the tail end of the Central Mountain Range meets the Taiwan Strait, producing a landsca…

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Nanzhuang, Taiwan
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Nanzhuang

Taiwan

A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan, Nanzhuang sits along the upper reaches of the Zhonggang River and within the Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area.

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Gukeng, Taiwan
Bronze

Gukeng

Taiwan

Gukeng Township, in the easternmost part of Yunlin County, Taiwan, is known for Janfusun Fancyworld, an amusement park that draws visitors from across the co…

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Haiduan, Taiwan
Bronze
Mountain villages

Haiduan

Taiwan

A remote mountain township in Taitung County, Taiwan, where the Bunun people make up the great majority of the population.

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Sanxing, Taiwan
Bronze

Sanxing

Taiwan

This farming township in Yilan County, Taiwan, known for its fertile soils and agricultural produce — particularly Sanxing green onions, silver willow, and a…

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Longtan District, Taiwan
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Longtan District

Taiwan

This rural district in southern Taoyuan City, Longtan is known for the Buddhist temple set on Longtan Lake and for producing two well-regarded teas — Orienta…

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Magong, Taiwan
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Magong

Taiwan

This walkable island city on Taiwan's Penghu archipelago is the administrative and cultural hub of the Penghu Islands, with historical sites tracing back to…

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Checheng, Taiwan
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Checheng

Taiwan

Sweeping bay curves along the western edge of Taiwan's Hengchun Peninsula, where this little Pingtung township pairs a walkable café and dining scene with ne…

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Gongguan, Taiwan
Silver
Mountain villages

Gongguan

Taiwan

Rural township in central Miaoli County, Taiwan, Gongguan has a long history in oil and gas extraction — the site of what was claimed to be Asia's first oil…

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Wanluan, Taiwan
Bronze

Wanluan

Taiwan

Wanluan Township in Pingtung County, Taiwan, is known across the country for its braised pork knuckle — a dish so associated with the area that it draws visi…

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Zhongliao, Taiwan
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Zhongliao

Taiwan

This compact rural township in Taiwan's Nantou County, Zhongliao spreads across forested hillsides with lush bamboo, tropical vegetation, and low-rise buildi…

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Xinpi, Taiwan
Bronze

Xinpi

Taiwan

Lily-pad-covered pond mirrors a cluster of red-roofed rural buildings in this quiet Hakka township in southern Taiwan's Pingtung County, backed by cloud-wrap…

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Luodong, Taiwan
Silver

Luodong

Taiwan

A densely packed commercial hub in Yilan County, Taiwan, Luodong offers a strong café and restaurant scene for its size, along with an unusual concentration…

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Ershui, Taiwan
Bronze

Ershui

Taiwan

Ershui, a little agricultural township in southeastern Changhua County, Taiwan, is the historic intake point for the Bapao Canal (八堡圳), a traditional irrigat…

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Puli, Taiwan
Gold
Mountain villages

Puli

Taiwan

A mountain city in central Taiwan's Nantou County with an exceptionally dense café and restaurant scene and a notable concentration of historic churches in i…

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Chenggong, Taiwan
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Chenggong

Taiwan

A coastal township on Taiwan's Pacific-facing east coast, Chenggong sits directly on the water with a working fish harbour at its centre and a café and resta…

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Zhuoxi, Taiwan
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Zhuoxi

Taiwan

A mountain indigenous township in Hualien County, Taiwan, Zhuoxi sits at the intersection of the Central Mountain Range and the Yushan Range, with more than…

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Xiluo, Taiwan
Bronze

Xiluo

Taiwan

Taiwan's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable distribution centre operates in Xiluo, a town in Yunlin County that supplies roughly a third of the country's…

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Hsinchu, Taiwan
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Hsinchu

Taiwan

Home to the Hsinchu Science Park — headquarters of TSMC, MediaTek, and United Microelectronics Corporation — this coastal city in northwestern Taiwan is also…

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Toucheng, Taiwan
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Toucheng

Taiwan

A coastal township at the northern tip of Yilan County, Taiwan, Toucheng sits where the mountains meet the sea and carries a café and restaurant scene that p…

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Yuanlikeng, Taiwan
Silver

Yuanlikeng

Taiwan

Yuanli Township, on the southwestern edge of Miaoli County in Taiwan, is known as "Miaoli's Granary" — the county's largest rice-producing area, with well-kn…

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Zhudong, Taiwan
Gold

Zhudong

Taiwan

This busy Taiwanese township in Hsinchu County's upland interior, Zhudong pairs a lively street scene dense with local restaurants and cafés with a Hakka her…

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Pingzhen, Taiwan
Silver

Pingzhen

Taiwan

This district in central Taoyuan City, Taiwan, has a notably dense café and restaurant scene and an unusual concentration of churches relative to its size.

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Dongshan, Taiwan
Bronze
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Dongshan

Taiwan

A rural township in Taiwan's Yilan County where a large traditional temple complex with golden-roofed pavilions, red columns, and white stone balustrades sit…

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Toufen Township, Taiwan
Bronze

Toufen Township

Taiwan

Toufen is a walkable city in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan, with a café and restaurant scene in the centre and a concentration of historic churches.

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Tongluo, Taiwan
Silver

Tongluo

Taiwan

Rural Hakka township in Taiwan's Miaoli County, Tongluo spreads across low green rice paddies backed by forested hills, with an unusually high concentration…

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Shuili, Taiwan
Bronze

Shuili

Taiwan

Small township in the mountains of Nantou County, Taiwan, Shuili sits along the water with a modest central core of cafés and restaurants.

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Dawu, Taiwan
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Dawu

Taiwan

A rural township on Taiwan's Pacific coast in the southern tip of Taitung County, Dawu sits where the southern Central Mountain Range meets the ocean.

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Houlong, Taiwan
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Houlong

Taiwan

This coastal township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan, where the Houlong River meets the Taiwan Strait, with watermelon, sweet potato, and peanut farming at…

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Hukou, Taiwan
Bronze

Hukou

Taiwan

A township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, with a café and restaurant scene and a concentration of churches that stand out for a place its size.

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Zhunan, Taiwan
Gold

Zhunan

Taiwan

This northern Miaoli County township in Taiwan has a café and restaurant scene and an unusual concentration of churches relative to its size.

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Chiayi City, Taiwan
Gold
Big-city explorations

Chiayi City

Taiwan

This city in southwestern Taiwan with an exceptionally dense café and restaurant scene, Chiayi is also the starting point for the Alishan Forest Railway, a l…

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Miaoli, Taiwan
Gold
Mountain villages

Miaoli

Taiwan

This county-seat city in central Taiwan draws its name from a Taokas indigenous settlement once called "Maoli," and retains a strong Hakka identity — around…

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Nantou City, Taiwan
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Nantou City

Taiwan

Nantou City, the county seat of Nantou County in central Taiwan, served from 1957 as the seat of the Taiwan Provincial Government — making it, before provinc…

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Zhubei, Taiwan
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Zhubei

Taiwan

The county seat of Hsinchu County in northwestern Taiwan, Zhubei has grown rapidly in recent decades due to its proximity to Hsinchu City and the Hsinchu Sci…

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Jiaosi, Taiwan
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Jiaosi

Taiwan

Jiaosi, a township in northern Yilan County, Taiwan, is best known for its hot springs, which draw visitors from nearby Taipei via rail and highway.

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Changhua, Taiwan
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Changhua

Taiwan

Changhua's most recognizable landmark is the Great Buddha Statue of Baguashan, a 26-metre figure atop Bagua Mountain overlooking the city, its approach lined…

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Chishang, Taiwan
Bronze
Mountain villages

Chishang

Taiwan

Little township in Taitung County, Taiwan, known across the island for its rice — grown between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Range in the Huado…

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Yilan, Taiwan
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Yilan

Taiwan

This walkable city on Taiwan's Lanyang Plain has a dense café and restaurant scene in its centre, making it a practical and lively base for the region.

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Pingtung City, Taiwan
Silver

Pingtung City

Taiwan

Known across Taiwan as the "Sun City" for having the longest annual sunshine hours in the country, Pingtung City is a tropical, flat-terrain county seat in s…

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Gold
Coast & island escapes

Keelung

Taiwan

A port city on Taiwan's northern coast, Keelung pairs a lively waterfront with an exceptionally dense café and restaurant scene, historic churches, and hilly…

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Silver

Touwu

Taiwan

A compact Taiwanese town where upland country meets the waterfront, Touwu stands out for its surprisingly dense cluster of churches alongside a modest local…

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