Solo score 4 out of 5: Very comfortableMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Gold Museum (Jinguashi)
新北市立黃金博物館 · show this name to taxi drivers
A hillside museum park in the old gold-mining village of Jinguashi, a short ride past Jiufen and usually calmer. Walk past Japanese-era houses to the Gold Building, touch a giant gold bar, then put on a helmet and walk into a real mine tunnel. Individual tickets make it simple to explore at your own pace.
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Admission
NT$80
Regular adult ticket for the exhibition halls, valid on the day. The tunnel (NT$50), mine cart ride (NT$120) and gold panning (NT$100) are ticketed separately. Some groups enter free with proof, including visitors 65 and over and children under 12.
Hours
09:30–17:00 (Mon–Fri); 09:30–18:00 (Sat, Sun)
Closed on the first Monday of each month (the next day if that Monday is a public holiday), on Lunar New Year's Eve and Day 1, and on days the government suspends work for typhoons or other disasters. Benshan Fifth Tunnel closes 30 minutes before the halls.
Time needed
About 1.5 hours for the main route, 2-3 hours with the tunnel and mine cart
Booking
Not needed
Payment
Cash, Card
Minimum
None
Details can change. Check on site before you rely on hours, prices or payment.
How to visit, step by step
- Ride bus 1062 or 965 to the end of the line at Jinguashi. The museum is at No. 8 Jinguang Road
- Buy a NT$80 ticket at the ticket booth or a ticket machine. Cash and cards are accepted, and the ticket covers the exhibition halls but not the hands-on activities
- Follow the main route past the Japanese-style houses to the Gold Building, where you can touch the giant gold bar. The site is on a hillside with many steps
- For Benshan Fifth Tunnel, buy a separate NT$50 ticket, put on the helmet provided at the entrance and walk about 70 m into an old gold mine
- The mine cart ride (NT$120) leaves about every 20 minutes and ends with a walk into the tunnel. Sales stop 5 minutes before each ride, and it doesn't run in the rain
- Gold panning (NT$100) is suspended until November 9, 2026. Check the museum's notices before you plan on it
Don't miss: The giant gold bar in the Gold Building and the short walk into Benshan Fifth Tunnel.
Best time to go alone: A weekday morning. Come here before Jiufen gets crowded, then take the bus back to Jiufen for the lanterns.
Before you go
Four easy day trips into New Taipei by public transport, alone. Jiufen and Jinguashi, Shifen and the Pingxi Line, Tamsui and Bali, and the North Coast, with how to get there, what to eat on your own and when to head back.
Read: Day trips from Taipei on your own →Getting there
Getting there: From Taipei: bus 1062 from Zhongxiao Fuxing Station (Exit 2) or bus 965 from Beimen or Ximen to the end of the line at Jinguashi, about 1.5 hours. From Jiufen it is a short bus ride. Check the timetable before you go back.
No. 8, Jinguang Rd., Ruifang Dist., New Taipei City
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Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
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