natural wonder
Yehliu Geopark
A cape of wave-eroded sandstone on Taiwan's north coast, where salt weathering has left mushroom rocks and honeycomb formations, including the slender Queen's Head.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Shimen
Taipei, Taiwan · Asia
About Shimen
Shimen is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Sanzhi, 16km from Yehliu Geopark.
Shimen is in Taipei, Taiwan, with about 13,000 people. The nearest town is Sanzhi, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Shimen?
Within an hour or so of Shimen: Yehliu Geopark (16 km), National Palace Museum (21 km), Taipei 101 (29 km), Jiufen Old Street (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Shimen?
The nearest famous roads are Taiping Mountain, Suhua Highway (Qingshui Cliffs) and Central Cross-Island Highway.
Where is Shimen?
Shimen is in Taipei, Taiwan, about 7 km from Sanzhi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,645
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taipei
- Timezone
- Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates
- 25.2904, 121.5662
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Worth the detour from Shimen
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
National Palace Museum
Houses one of the world's largest collections of Chinese imperial artifacts, spanning nearly 8,000 years of history.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Taipei 101
Bamboo-inspired 508-metre supertall skyscraper that held the title of world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Jiufen Old Street
A hillside town with narrow lanes and red lanterns that inspired the setting of Spirited Away.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Jinguashi
A former gold-mining settlement above Jiufen, quieter than its neighbour, with Japanese-era company housing, the Gold Museum and a giant ingot visitors may touch.
34 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
Shifen Waterfall
A 20 m curtain fall on the Keelung River, the widest in Taiwan, viewed from decks reached by suspension bridges. The nearby old street is where sky lanterns are released over the railway tracks.
35 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Ōgon Shrine
The stone skeleton of a Japanese Shinto shrine built in 1933 for the Jinguashi miners, its roof long gone but pillars and torii still standing on an open hillside above the sea.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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