Museums 博物館
The museum ridge in Shilin — three institutions within a fifteen-minute walk.
The Palace Museum 故宮博物院
The Palace Museum on the Shilin hillside holds the classical Chinese collection of painting, calligraphy, ceramics and bronzery that anchors its galleries. Beyond the permanent halls, rotating exhibitions and a children's education wing run guided courses, family worksheets and weekend workshops.
Science Education Center 科學教育館
Established in 1956 and now on the same Shilin ridge, the science education center runs hands-on halls for physics, life sciences and earth science, with laboratory classrooms where school classes book structured experiment sessions.
Astronomical Museum 天文科學教育館
Opened in 1996 across the road, the astronomical museum pairs exhibit halls with a domed theater and an observation platform; its education desk runs night-sky sessions and school outreach, and it sits by the shuttle to the children's amusement park.