National Museum of Natural Science Taiwan

　　The National Museum of Natural Science, abbreviated as the Science Museum, is located in North District, Taichung City. It is the first museum under the Taiwan Science Museum Project, part of Taiwan’s Twelve Cultural Construction Projects. Planning began in 1981, and it took 15 years to complete and fully open to the public. The diverse indoor exhibition halls and botanical garden offer the people of Taiwan an excellent place to learn about and engage with nature, especially native Taiwanese plants. According to statistics, the museum welcomes around 3 million visitors annually, making it the second most visited site in Taiwan after the National Palace Museum.

　　The National Museum of Natural Science consists of the Science Center, Space Theater, Life Science Hall, Chinese Science Hall, Earth Environment Hall, and Botanical Garden. The Science Center opened in January 1986 and includes five themed areas: Science Exploration, The World of Integrated Circuits, Cosmic Voyage, The Material World, and Children’s Science Park. Its interactive exhibits make complex knowledge more vivid and accessible, earning high praise from parents.

　　The most popular attraction at the National Museum of Natural Science is its Botanical Garden, which opened in July 1999. It features a tropical rainforest greenhouse built entirely with glass and steel frames, standing 31 meters tall and covering an area of 4.5 hectares — the largest of its kind in Asia.

　　National Museum of Natural Science Must-visit reason: The best natural science museum in Taiwan