This is a definitely a great place to visit in Taichung. The museum comprises six areas including Space IMAX Theater, Life Science Hall, Chinese Science Hall, Science Hall, Botanical Garden, and Global Environmental Hall. It also encompasses an 9/21 Earthquake Museum ten kilometers away in Wufeng, south of Dali Dist. The museum further features 30 different exhibitions and regularly features internationally renown ones including the Silkroad Mummies, Dinosaurs, robots etc…The Space IMAX theatre is the largest and most technologically advanced in Taiwan.
Details
國立自然科學博物館
40453 臺中市北區館前路一號
No. 1, Guanqián Rd, Bei (North) District Taichung City
Tel: 04 2322 6940
Open: 9:00am to 5:00pm Tues-Sun (週二至週日9:00-17:00 (週一休館))
Getting There
By Bus: Take bus number 301, 303, 304, 305 from Taichung Train Station bus stop (100m up from the train station) on Taiwan Boulevard (台灣大道) directly up the road to the Natural Sciences Museum bus stop. From there, walk back down the road in the opposite direction to Guanqian Road (館前路) and turn left. Walk around 300 meters and the museum will be straight in front of you.
References
http://www.nmns.edu.tw/nmns_eng/01about/ (Museum’s Website in English)
http://www.nmns.edu.tw/ (Chinese)
Cover Photo By David Villa [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
