Museums, Taipei

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You should really come here - it's an interesting musuem which touches on weather observations, space telescopes, constellations and astronomy. The exhibits are interesting and interactive - I quite like them. Also, there's the imax movie theatre and some kind of ride which you have pay separately. We didn't go coz it happened to be a school field trip day adn there were so many kids that we wanted to just get out asap.

You buy tickets from a self-automated machine. Opens from 9-5pm Tues to Sun; longer hrs for Sat till 10pm. Admission: NT40 for normal exhibits; ride cost NT70, imax show: NT100.

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While strolling at the dan shui (tam shui) old street, we dropped by at 2 museum which has a collection of weird stuff/animals. The first museum we went to basically showcase animals which are weird and are freaks of nature. The second museum, named "Believe it or not" showcases items which are unusual and weird. Over at these museum, you can find strange stuff like a fish that has a human face, an elephant pig, shruken head and etc. If you would like to see something different, drop by these 2 museum while at danshui old street. The tickets to weird animal museum cost NT49 and is located along danshui old street, facing the riverfront. The "believe it or not" museum is located in the inner fringe of danshui old street near the danshui station. Tickets to "believe it or not" museum are priced at NT59.

The Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology is the first archaeological museum in northern Taiwan. It is located on the left bank of the Tamshui River, in Bali Town, Taipei County, with Kuanyin Mountain on one side and the Taiwan Staits on the other.

Museum:
- Permanet Exhibition Hall
- Special Exhibition Hall
- Special Exhibtion Hall
- Time Bridge
- Discovery Centre
- Whale Dune Observation Platform
- Sunshine Plaza
- Shihsanhang Site Preservation Area
- Shihsanhang Cultural Park

Services
- Guided Tour on every Tuesday to Sunday
- Photography is permitted from the information counter
- soveniur shop
- cafe

Admission:
Adult: NT$100/US$3
Concessions: NT$70/US$2

Opening hours:
TUE-FRI 0930-1700, SAT-SUN 0930-1800 (NOV-MAR); TUE-FRI 0930-1800, SAT-SUN 0930-1900 (APR-OCT)

The Taiwan Museum is Taiwan's oldest museum. It is one of a few Japanese colonial buildings that has simulated Western classical styles. Rich in ethnic and natural historical resources, the museum holds a wealth of academic information, past archives and cultural relics. Displays include four wide fields of knowledge, anthropology, earth sciences, zoology and botany. During the past ninety years or so, the Museum has preserved samples of plants and animals that are already extinct today. I found it quite by accident wandering around.

On certain days and times there are guided tours for free in the museum.

I was very lucky, because, when I went for one tour i was the only one, so I had a very nice and competent girl showing me the museum and answering all my questions just as I wanted.

There are many museums in Taipei . Some of them are special !