The spacious green complex built for the 2010–2011 Taipei International Flora Exposition, just east of Yuanshan MRT. Use it as an easy reset between museums, markets, and a Zhongshan dinner — with a rose garden, expo halls, MAJI Square and heritage houses on site.
The spacious green complex built for the 2010–2011 Taipei International Flora Exposition, just east of Yuanshan MRT. Use it as an easy reset between museums, markets, and a Zhongshan dinner — with a rose garden, expo halls, MAJI Square and heritage houses on site.
Updated June 20, 2026
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Highlights亮點Taipei Expo Park is a practical travel tool: it gives you space. If you’ve been doing tight streets, night markets and constant MRT transfers, a wide, green area can make the whole trip feel calmer.
Built for the Taipei International Flora Exposition, which ran from late 2010 into 2011, the grounds have stayed in use as a multifunctional park and exhibition site. It’s also a strong pairing zone: you can cluster several Yuanshan-area sights into one clean day.
The park stitches together several zones and venues. Garden lovers should aim for the Rose Garden, planted with more than 5,000 rose bushes across 800-plus varieties and showcased each year at the Taipei Rose Festival.
Beyond the flowers, the grounds hold the Expo Dome and Expo Hall (used for concerts and fairs), the Taipei Children’s Recreation Center, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the small but charming Taipei Story House, the historic Lin An-Tai Historical House, and MAJI Square — a market-style cluster of food stalls, shops and restaurants.
Plan one anchor nearby — a museum or landmark — then use the park as a buffer. The goal is to walk slowly, snack lightly, and keep the mood soft.
Yuanshan is one of Taipei’s best ‘cluster’ zones. If you keep your afternoon here, your day feels smoother and less transit-heavy.
Few spots in Taipei pack this much variety into one easily walkable area, which is exactly why it works so well with children. You can let kids run on the open lawns, wander the Rose Garden, duck into the Children’s Recreation Center for rides, then refuel at MAJI Square without ever needing the MRT again. Because the grounds are flat, stroller-friendly, and free to enter, there’s no pressure to ‘get your money’s worth’—you can stay ten minutes or three hours.
It’s also weather-flexible. On a fine day it’s all gardens and open space; when the rain rolls in, you’re a few steps from the Fine Arts Museum, the indoor pavilions, and the covered parts of MAJI Square. That mix of indoor and outdoor options under one ‘roof’ is what makes Expo Park such a reliable anchor for a relaxed Yuanshan day rather than just a green spot to pass through.
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Tip: hours, prices, and seasonal schedules can change. When something matters (like a museum ticket or a special exhibition), check the official listing before you go.