Spend the day exploring Keelung! As you walk out of the Keelung train station, you can find the bus stop to your left. Our local buses accept the Taipei Easy Card, which you may already be familiar with.
From here, you can take the 101 bus that goes to Heping Island. The island is the gateway to the Keelung harbor. At the Heping Island Park, you can see how the coastline has evolved over time. Along the shore, you can see how the rocks have been eroded into various unique shapes by the wind and sea.
After enjoying the wonderful scenery, you can take the 101 or 103 bus that goes to Bisha Harbor. Here, you can enjoy fresh seafood at affordable prices. Upon finishing your meal, you can continue on the 103 bus to the "National Museum of Marine Science and Technology", or the "NMMST". On the way there, you can download the Android app called "Discovering NMMST", offering a preview of the magnificent exhibition buildings located at the Badouzi Harbor.
The NMMST is the world's first exhibition hall to showcase the diverse fields of marine science, technology, ecology, culture, and environmental affairs, in order to help enhance public knowledge and consciousness about the sea. The exhibition is divided into the following 9 galleries:
Marine Environment Gallery
- Marine Science Gallery
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Gallery
- Fishery Science Gallery
- People and the Sea Gallery
- Wonders of the Deep Sea Gallery
- Deep Sea Theater
- Kids' Exploration Zone
- Regional Exploration Gallery
However, the scenery around the museum is not to be missed either, and we encourage you to visit both the Badouzi Park and Ecological Restoration Park as well. 
Spend the day exploring Keelung! As you walk out of the Keelung train station, you can find the bus stop to your left. Our local buses accept the Taipei Easy Card, which you may already be familiar with. Transport around Keelung is very affordable, as trips on the 101 and 103 bus lines are only 15 NTD.
From here, you can take the 103 bus to the "National Museum of Marine Science and Technology", or the "NMMST". On the way there, you can download the Android app called "Discovering NMMST", offering a preview of the magnificent exhibition buildings located at the Badouzi Harbor.
The NMMST is the world's first exhibition hall to showcase the diverse fields of marine science, technology, ecology, culture, and environmental affairs, in order to help enhance public knowledge and consciousness about the sea. The exhibition is divided into the following 9 galleries:
- Marine Environment Gallery
- Marine Science Gallery
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Gallery
- Fishery Science Gallery
- People and the Sea Gallery
- Wonders of the Deep Sea Gallery
- Deep Sea Theater
- Kids' Exploration Zone
- Regional Exploration Gallery
After visiting the NMMST, you can take the 788 bus to Jinguashi, where you can visit the Gold Museum at the Gold Ecological Park. This museum, reconstructed and remodeled from the original office of the Taiwan Metal Mining Corp., showcases Jinguashi's culture and explores its history of gold mining.
Spend the day exploring the Keelung and Ruifang area! Travelling on the Taiwan Railway Yilan Line (TRA), you can visit Houtong, a small mining town in the Ruifang township. Once the site of Taiwan's largest coal mine, today Houtong is a popular place for cat lovers and coal mining fans. The Houtong Cat Village and Houtong Coalmine Ecological Park are widely popular tourist attractions that explore the region's past and present.
Next, you can take bus or Taiwan Railway train to the “National Museum of Marine Science and Technology”, or the “NMMST”. On the way there, you can download the android app named “Discover NMMST”, offering a preview of the magnificent exhibition buildings located at the Badouzi Harbor. The NMMST is the world’s first exhibition hall to showcase the diverse fields of marine science, technology, ecology, culture, and environmental affairs, in order to help enhance public knowledge and consciousness about the seas. The exhibition is divided into 9 galleries:
- Marine Environment Gallery
- Marine Science Gallery
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Gallery
- Fishery Science Gallery
- People and the Sea Gallery
- Wonders of the Deep Sea Gallery
- Deep Sea Theater
- Kid’s Exploration Zone
- Regional Exploration Gallery
After visiting the NMMST, you can head back to the Ruifang District. The first thing you have to eat is Yuyuan, a traditional Taiwanese desert made from sweet potato and taro. Another dish to try is Longfeng leg, a Ruifang specialty. It looks like a corn dog, but actually the ingredients consist of shrimp, chicken, cabbage, carrot, crushed water chestnut, and onion, wrapped in a sausage, seasoned, and fried. This tasty and unique snack can be bought on the food street across from the Ruifang train station.
