[Family Travel]A New Look at Yilan’s Cultural & Creative Park for Families & Kids – A Power-Packed Play Zone

In 2017, the National Center for Traditional Arts was entrusted to Uni-President Group for operation. The shops were fully renovated, and the riverside Linshui Street was transformed into a family and kids' play area. ARTR Restaurant x Little Box combines DIY activities with a family restaurant, ensuring that children can have fun at the arts center too. (The family restaurant opened on February 4, 2017)

Address: No. 201, Section 2, Wubin Road, Wujie Township, Yilan County
GPS Coordinates of National Center for Traditional Arts: E 121°49’22” N 24°41’15”
Opening Hours:
Off-Peak Season: 09:00–18:00 (some areas open until 20:00)
Peak Season: 09:00–20:00 (January 21 to February 12, and during summer vacation)
Admission Fees:
Off-Peak Season: General Admission NT$150, Discounted Ticket NT$120, Senior Citizen Ticket NT$75
Peak Season: General Admission NT$250, Discounted Ticket NT$200, Senior Citizen Ticket NT$125

ARTR Restaurant x Little Box has moved into the arts center, located right next to Moon River along Linshui Street. The area is huge, taking up the entire street, making the center even more family-friendly.
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Manfubao was thrilled to discover a little car. Both the sandpit and the Mercedes-Benz pavilion offer rental services — in addition to balance bikes, you can also rent regular bikes and electric cars.

There’s a cooking classroom, beverage bar, cultural and creative shop, bubble sandpit, Mercedes-Benz pavilion, and also a maker space for hands-on DIY crafts combining Little Box art education. The whole park is designed with kids in mind — looks like visiting the arts center just got a lot more expensive. ()

Interior of the cooking classroom.

The kids' DIY maker space mainly features clay sculpture activities. Each piece costs NT$180 and keeps the child entertained for about an hour — definitely a high value-for-money option.

When you’re tired from exploring, there’s also the Artr Bar (beverage bar) with brightly colored seats — perfect for photos.

The most eye-catching attraction in the park is the transparent bubble sandpit. Entry is NT$50 per session with no time limit, and there’s always staff on hand to play with the kids.

Cars in front of the bubble sandpit can be rented for NT$100 for 30 minutes (up to five people at a time). Behind it is the ARTR Restaurant, which will soon feature large building blocks. Be sure to check it out after its opening on February 4.

The cultural and creative shop sells small items and souvenirs.

The Mercedes-Benz pavilion, a hit with little boys, offers electric car rentals. Riding is limited to the Linshui Street area.

The interior of the Mercedes-Benz pavilion is set up like a racetrack. Upon inquiry, we found out that actual riding isn’t allowed — it’s just for show, which was a big disappointment for Manfubao’s little brother.

Display of various types of vehicles.

When a little boy sees cars, he can’t let go — so we rented a vintage bicycle to let Manfubao zoom around Linshui Street.
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Here’s the activity schedule for the “Artr Children’s Creative Playground” during the Lunar New Year period.

Here’s the “Artr Children’s Creative Playground” map from the official Facebook page of “ARTR Yilan Traditional Arts.”
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