Tihua Street
Scores of shops sell a variety of traditional goods in this fascinating path of the past.

Hsimenting
Bargains on clothes, shoes, electronic gadgets, souvenirs.  Fast food shops and movie theaters abound.

Chinese Handicraft Mart
The Chinese Handicraft Mart has a wide variety of inexpensive mementos that appeal to tourists.

Kungkuan Night Market
Bargains on clothes, used books.  Fast food, restaurants, bakeries, and cinemas.

Holiday Jade Market
Open Saturday afternoons and Sundays.  Rows of vendors offering bargains on trinkets and treasures of jade and other materials.  The adjacent Holiday Flower Market features a mile of flowers, plants, and all the trimmings.

Dinghao
All types of restaurants, cuisines, department stores and boutiques, cinemas, bakeries, book shops, art galleries, and more!  Some good deals on clothes and trinkets in the area's maze of alleys.

Sungshan (Jaoho St.) Night Market
Great place for local color.  Handicrafts, clothes, toys, tapes and CDs, tasty local snacks, electric gadgets, and souvenirs.

Keelung
The landmark 74-foot (23-meter) white statue of Kuanyin, Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Crowns a hilltop part overlooking the harbor.  Windows inside the hollow statue offer interesting views.  Taiwanese snacks and desserts make Miaokou (Temple Mouth) Keelung's most popular dining spot.  Keelung is a 40-minute drive northeast of Taipei.