Is Taipei, Taiwan worth a visit to have fun and really EXPERIENCE not just see places,buy and eat?

Ajeet basically told you many of the things for taipei. A good place to bring kids is Yamay Discoveryworld if you care to make the 2-2.5 hour journey from Taipei down to west-central Taiwan. It also has a waterpark attached so you can beat the heat, called Malawan. Its pretty good, but gets insane on weekends during the summer. BaiShaWan waterpark is worth looking at, but some of the slides were a little worn looking when I went. It is fun, still. But I haven't been in 2 years so I cant say much. It also gets insane on weekends. I highly recommend Taipei City Zoo. It is world class. Don't turn up your nose at the night markets! Cool stuff you wont see back in the west are there and not all of them are horrifying and politically incorrect! (-of course the best ones all are!) You can pass on the monument type stuff 'CKS Memorial' or 'democracy hall' or whatever the tomb is called now. Most people ignore all that political crap anyways. Probably there will be construction and/or pointless protests about one thing or another around there anyways by the time summer comes. The Palace Museum is a must see. even most kids will like it for a short period of time, try to keep it to 1.5 to 2 hours and you will amazing things there from Ancient China. All that stuff was saved from the Communist 'cultural revolution' (the sacking, burning, robbery, rape and destruction in the late 60's and 70's in China by the current government there.) You can appreciate what the ancient culture must have been like before the thugs got their hooks in it. (only referring to their government- the people in China are beautiful and deserve better) Ilan (about 1-1.5 hours east of Taipei) has a beautiful cultural center worth seeing that has good things for all ages to see and do. Check it out! http://www.ncfta.gov.tw/en/01.htm Hualien does have an expensive ocean park/aquarium thing, but I have yet to go. It is designed for tourists. Having no kids, I didnt have much of an interest in going to it, (a bit expensive), I just went to the beaches along the east coast, which are beautiful, by the way. Just drive along, if you spot a beach that looks good stop at it and swim/build sandcastles. You will want to bring sun protection. If you can get down the east coast definitely see Taroko Gorge. (tai-ru-ga) Amazing scenery and good hikes for all ages and levels. You can stay in Hualien city for that. LOTS of places to see and experience. It can take years to see and do it all.

Where are you from? Honestly, I think that most western society kids would LOVE Taipei's night markets. They're better than zoos! Live, gigantic shrimps and eels swim in tanks at eye-level, clams in shallow bowls spit streams of salt water at you as you walk by, crabs of all different sizes and colors wrestle in buckets, snake salesmen play with snakes on tables, fruit stands make fresh juice and smoothies from mountains of fruit (some familiar, some very strange and alien-looking), street vendors sell everything on a stick, from delicious scrambled egg balls and fish balls and oyster balls to barbequed cuttlefish (so much more fun than corn dogs on a stick!), sandy ice vendors shave blocks of frozen water or milk into gigantic snowy mounds for you to decorate with a buffet of fresh fruit and gummy candy toppings (delicious and healthy), musicians play... it's so much fun! It's not like a walk in the park at all! :D

Ajeet M has pretty much covered it all, but here are 3 Must-sees from me aside from food which is the number one Must! Must See - Taipei Zoo is awesome! One of my favorite zoos in the world. There are six National Parks in Taiwan: Must See - Taroko - east coast of Taiwan The other two I like are: Yamingshan - just north of Taipei Kenting - southern tip of Taiwan Must See - The National Palace Musuem in Taipei is also one of the finest in the world - best collection of 5000 years of Chinese cultural artifacts (used to be in Beijing's Forbidden Palace until 1949)

Nobody mentioned Mt. Ali-Shan!! This is a must-see. Take the train. It is one of the world's most scenic train rides. Start in Chaiyi, and you are at the top in about 3 hours. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/scenery/0497_Alishan.html http://www.hobbiesplus.com.au/gunzelgallery/taiwan_.htm Your kids would love it.

You can go to- SUN MOON LAKE-a few hours away from taipei, largest lake in Taiwan you can rowboat and go on tours and it is not very touristy, either. KENTING-at southernmost tip-a beach-beautiful clear water and the sight of mountains reaching oceans is breathtaking. In TAICHUNG there is an aboriginal theme park with rides and performances from the natives who live there. I hope you enjoy it!

Yes , Taiwan Has Many Places That you can Spend the entire day in just One of the places , Try to visit Kenting national Park, also Go to Taitung, Go to The Islands Off Shore , They are very Nice , One of them That i went was Pong-hu . Taiwan is for Tourist More than any other things, I am so Sure that you Will Go again and again.