Get to know Beitou District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Taipei City
- Chinese name
- 北投區
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 56.82 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
What to see
Sulphurous vapour rises around Thermal Valley throughout the year, and a path runs around the lake. Beitou Hot Spring Museum (北投溫泉博物館) occupies the former public bathhouse built in 1913. After the building fell into disuse, local schoolchildren and teachers petitioned for its preservation in 1994; the restored museum was established in 1998.
Railway heritage
Xinbeitou Historic Station (新北投車站) began in 1916 on a branch built for hot-spring tourism. Its timber structure has carved brackets beneath the eaves and a distinctive three-plus-one grouping of dormer windows resulting from a 1937 extension. The station was reassembled near its original site in Qixing Park (七星公園) in April 2017.
Sources for this guide
北投溫泉博物館 · Beitou Hot Spring Museum
新北投車站 XINBEITOU HISTORIC STATION · Taipei Culture Foundation, Xinbeitou Historic Station
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Beitou District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Beitou District
Beitou Hot Spring Museum exterior at dusk · 暮色中的北投温泉博物馆外观 Source-recorded photograph date: 18 April 2026 (according to Exif data).Beitou Hot Spring Museum北投溫泉博物館
Beitou Hot Spring Museum occupies a former public bathhouse whose architecture combines a red-brick, European-looking exterior with Japanese-style interior spaces. The old bathing pool, arched surrounds and coloured glass make…
Read the place guide →Steam over Thermal Valley in Beitou · 北投地热谷蒸汽景观 Source-recorded photograph date: 5 January 2012 (original upload date).Beitou Hot Springs and Thermal Valley北投温泉与地热谷
Beitou’s hot-spring district occupies a geothermal landscape in northern Taipei.
Read the place guide →Plan your visit
Getting there
Beitou District is about 10 km in a straight line from central Taipei City. Search for 北投區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Beitou Hot Spring Museum and Beitou Hot Springs and Thermal Valley are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Taipei City →More in Taipei City
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Beitou Hot Spring Museum · Allervous · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Beitou Hot Springs and Thermal Valley · lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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