Located just behind the National Museum of Natural Science main hall, the botanical gardens in Taichung are the largest of their kind in Asia. They feature an entire tropical ecosystem including 800 species of plant, various fish, butterflies and a large functional water clock. Its purpose is to represent the floral diversity of Taiwan in one place. Bottom-line, it’s cheap to enter and, if working, taking the elevator up past the waterfall to the sky walk around the top of the glass dome is certainly worthwhile. Good for a thirty minute to one hour visit.
Getting There
No. 1, Guǎnqián Rd, North District Taichung City
臺中市北區館前路一號
Tel: (04) 2322 6940
9:00am to 5:00pm Tues-Sun (週二至週日9:00-17:00 (週一休館))
By Bus:
Walk from Taichung Transfer Bus station to Taichung Park bus stop along Shuangshi Road. The stop is shortly after Lianwu road. Take bus 18 directly to the Botanical Gardens.
Alternatively walk up Taiwan Boulevard (台灣大道) to Taiwan Train station bus stop just past McDonalds (about 5 minutes walk) and take either bus 303, 305 or 307 up the road to Zhong Zheng Elementary school. There walk up to the next intersection, and turn right on Guanqian Rd. Walk up the road to the National Science Museum. Continue walking through the museum to the Botanical Gardens behind there.
References:
http://www.nmns.edu.tw/nmns_eng/04exhibit/permanent/BotanicalGarden/
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