Ketagalan Culture Center
Free: All time Ketagalan Culture Center is located across the street from Beitou Hot Springs Park in a multi-story building. It is a cultural center dedicated to the overview and history of 14 different indigenous tribes of Taiwan, including the now-extinct northern Taiwan Ketagalan tribe. During the beginning of the Japanese occupation, the area had...
Beitou Geothermal Valley
Free: All time Beitou Geothermal Valley sits on the northern edge of Taipei and it’s famous for its hot springs. The valley has a history of more than 200 years; with its first development starting during the Japanese occupation. The Geothermal Valley has hot springs that are bubbling at a temperature of over 100º Celcius....
Half-Day Guided Tour of Taipei | Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
Free: All time Having a long layover in airports can be a drag, but that’s not the case If you find yourself stuck at the Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in transit in between 8 to 24 hours. The Taiwan Tourism Bureau offers a free half day tour: one in the morning (8am-1pm) and a more...
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Free: All time Perhaps the most recognizable landmark of Taipei, the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall is located in a spacious square, with the structure frames on both sides by the National Theater and the National Concert Hall (both equally impressive buildings). If you’re tight on time in Taipei, this should probably be the place to...
Elephant Mountain
Free: All time To get a panoramic view of Taipei, many will probably just go to the observatory at Taipei 101 – the second highest observatories in the world. Little do they know that they could have avoided shelling out the $14 and take a hike to Elephant Mountain instead. Located only 15 minutes walking...
Kota Tua (Old Town of Jakarta)
Free: All time Kota Tua (Old Town) is an area to visit to get a feel of old Jakarta town. You can see old leftover Dutch colonial buildings, stroll around, sit around the square and take pictures. It’s free to visit, but you can visit the museums around it (for a small fee; there are...
Art Institute of Chicago
Free: Thursdays 5pm – 8pm The Art Institute of Chicago can be traced back to a free art school and gallery founded in 1866. Today, the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago encompasses more than 5,000 years of human expression from cultures around the world and contains more than 260,000 works of art. The...
Museum of Stained Glass Windows
Free: All time The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows is a permanent exhibition which opened in February 2000 at Chicago’s Navy Pier entertainment complex. It is the first American museum dedicated solely to the art of stained glass windows. The museum holds over 150 individual pieces and the majority of the works originally came...
Smart Museum
Free: All time The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The permanent collection of over 10,000 objects includes works by Francisco Goya, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Ansel Adams, and...
Antique & Flea Markets at Temple Grounds
Free: All time There are definitely no shortage of antique and flea markets in Tokyo. Many of these are held on the weekend on temple or shrine grounds. Technically not “free” if you plan to buy things, visiting these flea markets itself doesn’t cost you anything. Get a glimpse of Tokyo of the past through...
Rinshi No Mori Park
Free: All time What is formerly a forest nursery and research station, Rinshi No Mori Park boasts a handsome crop of trees. The shades provided by the trees here makes the park the perfect place to hide out during Tokyo’s unbearably humid summer. With the hundred-year-old trees, Rinshi No Mori Park is lush, cool and...
Yushima Seido
Free: All time Yushima temple is most notable for its unique impact on Japanese education history. When the structure was moved in its current location, it became a private school that studied the teachings of the Confucianism. After merging with other educational institutes, the establishment evolved into Tokyo University. Inside the Yushima Seido’s compound is...
