List of Places that Are Closed in Taiwan Right Now (early 2026)

When I first published this article, it had been a rough year for weather disasters in Taiwan, including the devastating Hualien earthquake in April 2024 and destructive typhoons Gaemi in July and Kong-rey in October of the same year.

On top of that, many popular hikes and tourist attractions were closed for renovations that year. In 2025, several major sights reopened, but new ones closed again.

Since these closures are so commonly asked about in my Taiwan Travel Planning group, I thought I should make a running list of all the things that are closed in Taiwan.

I will continually update this list as things change so you guys can reference it when planning your trips.

Things that Are Closed in Taipei

• Taipei North Gate (CLOSED): The best-restored of Taipei city’s old gates, Taipei North Gate (北門 or Beimen) and the area around it is being remodeled and the gate is covered in scaffolding. Renovations are expected to be completed by June 2026.

• Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (OPEN NOW BUT CLOSING NEXT YEAR): The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Taipei will be closing for major renovations from 2027-2029.

• Da’an Forest Park (PARTIALLY OPEN): There is a lot of construction going on in Taipei’s most famous park. According to a recent visitor, the pond area was totally closed off but playground was still open.

• Wistaria Tea House (CLOSED): One of the most famous traditional tea houses in Taipei, Wistaria is closed right now. The renovations are expected to last until sometime in 2026.
  
  Another traditional teahouse, Eighty-Eightea Rinbansyo (八拾捌茶輪番所) in Ximending, is also currently closed. Initially expected to reopen in fall 2025, there have been delays, and reopening date now pushed to mid-2026.
  
  Fortunately, there are several other similar traditional tea houses in Taipei which are still open.

• Beitou Public Hot Spring (CLOSED): Beitou’s cheapest and most popular hot spring will close for at least one year for renovations, starting from January 24, 2025. The current estimate is that it will reopen at the end of July 2026, but don’t be surprised if there are further delays.
  
  The best alternative is Spring City Resort (book adult tickets on Klook / KKday for a big discount). This is the only other co-ed (with bathing suits) hot spring at Beitou and it is nicer (but further from the MRT) than Beitou Public Hot Spring. See my Beitou guide for more info.

• Plum Garden, Beitou (CLOSED): This lovely Japanese-era home of a former scholar next to Beitou Public Hot Spring has been closed for a few years, with expected reopening sometime in 2026. There are still plenty of other attractions to enjoy in the area, though.

• Bishanyan Kaizhang Shengwang (PARTIALLY CLOSED): The upper viewing platform at this mountaintop temple with a fantastic view of Taipei is under renovations. You can still get a nice view from the adjacent cafe, though. Read about the temple here.

• Futai Street Mansion (CLOSED), a small historical attraction near Taipei Main Station, will be closed for at least a year.

• National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall (INSIDE CLOSED): The inside of the memorial hall, which usually includes a gift shop and some small exhibits, will be closed until sometime in 2026. The hall grounds outside, which include some ponds, views of Taipei 101, and a guard changing ceremony, are still open.

• Taipei Zoo (OPEN) will be closed from June 22 to July 1 in 2026, as mentioned on their website. Maokong Gondola (my guide / official site), right next to it, usually closes for maintenance around the same time (2026 closure: June 8 to June 28). It also closes on Mondays (except national holidays/long weekend and the first Monday of every month). Here’s a table of all days Maokong Gondola will be closed in 2026.

Some places in Taipei that are permanently closed include:

• The Barbie Cafe
• Touching Cafe, which was a raccoon cafe
• World’s highest Starbucks in Taipei 101 (see the new even higher cafe here)
• Taipei Discovery Center (it closed its doors for the last time on December 30, 2024)
• Taipei Living Mall (shaped like a huge golf ball) and ATT e Life (two malls which used to contain many indoor children’s playcenters)

Monday Closures

Many restaurants, food vendors, and popular tourist attractions in Taipei close on Mondays. Note: if the Monday is a national holiday (long weekend), these places will be open.

Also check GoogleMaps before you visit anywhere on a Monday. Places which close on normal Mondays include:

• National Palace Museum: The Northern Branch in Taipei AND Southern Branch in Chiayi.
• Several things in Beitou, including Beitou Hot Spring Museum, Thermal Valley, Ketagalan Museum, and Beitou Museum, but all the hot springs there are open every day. See my Beitou guide.
• Maokong Gondola closes on Mondays (except for national holidays and the first Monday of every month). The gondola also closes in stormy weather and for a few weeks every year for maintenance – always check the official site for closures. Note, you can also reach Maokong by bus).
• Taipei Children’s Amusement Park

Places that are open on Mondays include temples, Taipei 101 Observatory, Taipei Zoo, and many more. Monday is also a great day for hiking or for doing a day trip to Yehliu, Jiufen, and Shifen.

Closures in Northern Taiwan

• Pingxi Line (REOPENED): Due to damage caused by extremely heavy rainfall in Pingxi region during the third week of October 2025, and then even more in a typhoon in the second week of November, the Pingxi Line was closed until January 30, 2026. It is now totally open again.

• Lingjiao Waterfall (CLOSED): Lingjiao Waterfall, at the remote Lingjiao Station on the Pingxi Line, is closed until July 2026 due to trail repairs. A hiking trail from Wanggu Waterfall to Lingjiao was also closed in late 2025 and early 2026 – I’m not sure if it has reopened yet.

• Bitoujiao Trail (MOSTLY OPEN): The main trail is open, from Bitou Cape Park to Bitou Primary School, but the side trail to Bitoujiao Lighthouse at the end of the cape has been closed since 2020. See my Bitoujiao guide for all the info.

• Wufengqi Waterfall Trail, Yilan (REOPENED): This popular and easy waterfall trail just outside of Jiaoxi hot spring village was closed for well over a year, but finally reopened on February 2, 2026.

• Zhang Mei Ama’s Farm, Yilan (REOPENED BUT DIFFERENT): This popular animal farm in Yilan is undergoing some big changes. Some of the animals have been moved to their new location, Zhang Mei Ama’s Farm 2.0, which is being called a “Sloth Restaurant”, about 1 kilometer away. So now the original location (1.0) doesn’t have as many animals anymore.
  
  So far the new one doesn’t seem to have DIY activities, at least not yet. The Klook page is selling tickets for both locations. There’s a new KKday page for the new location.
  
  See my Zhang Mei Ama article for more info about the two branches.

• Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area (CLOSED): Due to road repairs, Taipingshan will be closed from March 3 to April 30 in 2026. The road will only be open to Jiuzhize Hot Spring, and buses will only run to that point as well. All other hikes and attractions in the park will be inaccessible. See my Taipingshan guide for more info.

Closures in Central and Southern Taiwan

• Taroko Gorge, Hualien (PARTIALLY OPEN): Here’s the big one. Taroko Gorge was severely impacted by the April 2024 Hualien earthquake. Repairs are ongoing and it will taken years before the gorge is fully restored.
  
  It’s currently still possible to visit Taroko Gorge, but there’s a lot to know, including the five opening times per day. I’ve covered this situation in detail, including which attractions are currently open or closed and the road opening times, in this article: Is Taroko Gorge Open?
  
  Silks Place, a five-star resort in the gorge (see on Booking / Agoda) is currently the only open hotel inside the gorge.
  
  I’ve also got this article introducing all the things to do in Hualien besides Taroko Gorge, which I wrote based on a visit after the earthquake. Use it to help you decide if you still want to visit the region – I think you should!

• Qingshui Cliffs Viewpoint, Hualien (PARTIALLY OPEN): Highway 9, which runs north along the coast just north of Taroko Gorge, was also impacted by landslides in the April 2024 earthquake. After several months of only being open three times per day to cars, Highway 9 is now totally open.
  
  Chongde Recreation Area (here), the main viewpoint of the cliffs, reopened on July 1, 2025. However, Huide Viewpoint (here) remains closed as they are totally rebuilding the lookout platform.
  
  You can also see the cliffs from Chongde Beach (around here) or from the sea on this paddle boarding activity. You can also appreciate the coastal scenery at Qixingtan beach between Hualien city center and Taroko Gorge.

• Emerald Valley and Mukumugi Valley (CLOSED): These two natural attractions in Hualien have been closed for years due to landslides and land claims issues with local Indigenous communities.
  
  I tried to visit them both post earthquake and can confirm that both remain closed. Emerald Valley has multiple signs, while there is a police stop preventing visitors from driving to Mukumugi Valley.

• Songsyue Lodge, Hehuanshan area (PARTIALLY OPEN): Sonsyue Lodge is Taiwan’s highest hotel and only place to stay in the stunning Hehuanshan region. The hikers’ dorms in the ski lodge building have been closed for renovations since March 2025.
  
  However, the private rooms in the main building are still available. As always, they sell out extremely fast (usually within minutes of being released). Here’s my guide to getting a spot at Songsyue Lodge.

• In Taichung city, the Totoro Bus Stop closed years ago, but there’s a smaller one still there at Painted Animation Lane.

• In the Dakeng Trail System just outside Taichung city center, which has hikes numbered 1 to 10, hikes #2 and 4 are currently closed for repairs. A commenter on my Taiwan hiking guide recommends: “hike up 1, cut over on 5, hike halfway down 3, and then take 3A to the trail 4 trailhead. You then have about a half hour walk to get to the nearest bus stop.”

• Rainbow Village (REOPENED BUT DIFFERENT) was partially destroyed by disgruntled workers of the company hired to manage it, plus Rainbow Grandpa passed away in 2024. The site remains open but not as good as before.
  
  See my guide to whether Rainbow Village is still worth visiting after considering the above two factors.

• Fenqihu Trails (PARTIALLY OPEN) There has been ongoing repair work on several of the trails in Fenqihu for the last year. Fenqi Trail (my most recommended on) finally seems to be all open again. The longer Fenrui Historic Trail is blocked roughly in the middle of the trail (see the latest reviews on AllTrails).
  
  The trail renovation situation there is constantly changing, with no info available online, so you just have to be flexible in your plans there. Please share any updates with me in the comments!

• Chikhan Tower, Tainan (PARTIALLY OPEN): This famous historical sight in Tainan city center is still open, but parts of it are under renovation, so you may see some scaffolding. According to recent visitors, the restorations are almost complete and the buildings already look awesome, especially at night. See my Tainan city guide.

• Sanfong Temple, Kaoshiung (PARTIALLY OPEN): You can still see the canopy of lanterns in the temple, but only from below, as the upper floors of the temple are currently closed for renovations. Poke around inside, as some recent visitors said they could still get to the 2F from some stairs at the back. See my Sanfong Temple guide.

• Dream Mall Amusement Park (CLOSED): The small amusement park and Ferris wheel on top of Dream Mall will be closed for renovations until June 30, 2026.

• Cijin Island (OPEN BUT MAJOR RENOS): In 2026, there will be some major construction work on Cijing Island in Kaohsiung. They are totally redoing the beachfront area, including changes to the beach itself, beachfront buildings, and cycling path. The island itself can still be visited, but access to the beach and cycling path could be affected at various points through 2026. See my Cijin guide.

• Fo Guang Shan Monastery (PARTIALLY CLOSED) The Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Grounds are still open to the public. However, the main shrine inside is undergoing renovations and closed until sometime in 2026. It’s still worth visiting, though. See my Fo Guang Shan guide for more info.

• Eye of Gangshan (崗山之眼, CLOSED): This violin-shaped viewing platform in Gangshan district north of Kaohsiung city center is closed for renovations for one year. Expected reopening date is February 2026.

Read more about these places my Kaohsiung city guide.

• Highway 9 South of Hualien (REOPENED): In July 2025, a typhoon-caused landslide created a barrier lake in the mountains of Hualien. In September 2025, the lake overflowed, resulting in a flood that devastated Guangful township, killing 18, and taking out one bridge of Highway 9, the Matai’an River Bridge
  
  Currently, a temporary bridge has been put in place. So if you are planning to drive the Highway 9 south from Hualien, a detour is no longer required, but you may have to slow down at the construction site.

• East Coast Highway 11 (OPEN): Every summer, typhoons cause damage to some of the small attractions along the coast between Hualien and Taitung. Currently, there are no major ones to report and the highway is totally open. Read about these spots in my guide to driving down the east coast.

• The South Cross Island Highway (Highway 20) is closed (one section of it in the middle) every Tuesday and Thursday.
  
  If you plan to visit Lisong Hot Spring from Chishang, the hot spring is located before the closed section, so you can go there any day of the winter.
  
  But keep in mind that it’s only possible to visit this hot spring in winter (dry season), otherwise it will be underwater.

• Zhaori Hot Spring, Green Island (PARTIALLY OPEN): Ever since Typhoon Kong-rey in 2024, the lower seaside pools at Zhaori Hot Spring (the best part!) have been closed for renovations.
  
  When I visited in spring 2025, they told me they usually open them in summer only, but now summer has arrived and they still seem to be closed. The main upper pools remain open and also have a sea view.
  
  In August 2025, another typhoon further damaged Zhaori Hot Spring. After a brief total closure, the upper pools are open again, but only for the evening slot (no sunrise opening). Check GoogleMaps for the current opening times.

• The Offshore Islands (Green Island, Penghu, Matsu Islands, Kinmen, and Orchid Island) are best not to visit in winter (November to March). During these months, it can be cold, rainy, and very windy. Ferries have reduced sailings and may be canceled in poor weather. Many hotels, restaurants, and other tourist attractions close during these months. Only Xiaoliuqiu is fine to visit year round.

Holiday and Lunar New Year Closures

During Lunar New Year, most restaurants, food stalls, and small businesses in Taipei and other major cities in Taiwan close for a few days.

For major attractions in Taipei, several of them only close for one day (Lunar New Year’s Eve) but open again from Lunar New Year’s Day. Read my Lunar New Year’s guide for more info about each day of the holiday and exactly what will be open or closed each day.

Night markets in Taipei are open every day of the year, but some of the stalls might take a break for a few days during Lunar New Year holiday.

For other holidays in Taiwan, including January 1 and all long weekends, virtually everything stays open as normal. Christmas is not a holiday in Taiwan, it’s just a normal workday.