Solo score 4 out of 5: Very comfortableMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Taipei Water Park (Museum of Drinking Water)
臺北自來水園區（自來水博物館） · show this name to taxi drivers
Taipei's first waterworks: a 1908 pumping station with a grand Baroque-style front, now a small museum in a riverside park next to Treasure Hill. See the old pumping machinery, walk the garden paths, and on Thursday or Saturday afternoons join a tour of the old reservoir inside the hill. The summer water play area is closed outside summer, so this is a quiet museum stop the rest of the year.
At a glance for one
Admission
NT$50
Regular ticket from September to June; NT$80 in July and August. Free for visitors 65 and over and children under 6.
Hours
09:00–17:00 · Closed Mon
Last entry 16:00 from September to June. In July and August the park is open 09:00-18:00, last entry 17:00. Open on Mondays that fall within a long holiday weekend.
Time needed
1-1.5 hours
Booking
Not needed
Minimum
None
Details can change. Check on site before you rely on hours, prices or payment.
How to visit, step by step
- From Gongguan MRT Exit 4, walk about 5 minutes to the corner of Siyuan Street and Tingzhou Road
- Buy a ticket at the entrance - NT$50 from September to June - and keep the stub
- Visit the 1908 pumping station museum, then walk the park's garden paths
- Short museum tours (about 30 minutes) start in front of the museum at 10:00 and 14:00, Tuesday to Sunday. They are not listed as English tours, so expect Mandarin
- The Guanyinshan Reservoir can only be seen on a guided tour, Thursdays and Saturdays at 14:30. Collect a number ticket in person at the ticket window early that day - there are only 30 places, and tours are canceled during thunderstorms
- The water play area and water garden are summer-only and closed for the season on 14 September 2026
- Last entry is 16:00 outside July and August
Don't miss: The restored pumping station and its old machinery, plus the underground reservoir tour if you can time a Thursday or Saturday afternoon.
Best time to go alone: A weekday morning, then walk next door to Treasure Hill when it opens at 11:00.
Getting there
MRT: Gongguan (G07), Exit 4, about 5 min on foot to the museum area
No. 1, Siyuan St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City
臺北市中正區思源街1號
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
- Official visitor information (waterpark.water.gov.taipei)
- Official visitor information (waterparken.water.gov.taipei)
- Government open data (travel.taipei)
No sponsorship disclosed in the sources we checked.
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