National Palace Museum

The National Palace Museum has an impressive exterior and garden. Inside is a huge collection of Chinese artifacts. If you have an interest in this, you will probably not find a better museum. For the layman after wandering around for about 45 minutes all of the bronze vases start to look alike.

Take the MRT to Shilin Station and take bus number 255 or 304. Their website lists all of the following buses as going to the museum: Red 30, 255, 304, Minibus 18, Minibus 19, and Culture Bus 101.

The National Palace Museum, 國立故宮博物院, guó lì gù gōng bó wù yuàn
Address: 221 Zhìshàn Rd. Sec 2, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 11143
11143 台北市士林區至善路二段221號

The official website: http://www.npm.gov.tw/index.htm

Taipei Site Seeing Index:
http://taipeiguide.blogspot.com/2006/05/sites-in-taipei-city.html

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