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Free things to do in Taipei

4 free picks, mapped — plus cheap eats and a Saturday plan that costs nothing.

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Food & Drink · 1 free pick

Shilin Night Market

Biggest night market — XXL fried chicken, stinky tofu, oyster omelette.

Outdoors · 2 free picks

Elephant Mountain

20-minute hike for the postcard Taipei 101 sunset shot.

Da'an Forest Park

Taipei's Central Park — lotus pond, free outdoor concerts.

Family · 1 free pick

Beitou Hot Springs

Sulphur baths 20 minutes from the city — old Japanese-era inns.

Cheap eats · $ · 1

Fuhang Soy Milk

Breakfast · Zhongzheng

Famous queue (1 hour) for shao bing youtiao + warm soy milk.

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Want it all sequenced into a weekend?

The budget plan turns these picks into a Friday–Sunday itinerary.

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