Peitou Hot Spring Museum
In 1913, the Taipei State Government built the Peitou Hot Spring Public Baths to honor what was claimed to be the largest hot spring baths in all of East Asia. In 1997, the Public Baths became the Peitou Hot Spring Museum. Eleven large exhibition rooms are full of documents, pictures, and items describing the history and culture of Peitou. Volcanic smells from the hot spring encompass this stone structure, and the British influence on style is strong. You can virtually see, touch, smell, hear and feel the history.
The Tokyo-based Pure Land Mission established this Buddhist shrine during the Japanese colonial period. Compared to many Taiwanese temples, the interior is austere and solemn. The nine-story pagoda beside the temple is used to house religious books and scriptures, and hosts a display of Buddhist art which is open to the public every day except Monday. The highlight is a wood carving of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy almost a thousand years old. 
