Taiwan can be a crowded, hectic place, and being very mountainous, much of its outdoor space tends to go straight up. So making sure that your children have lots of fun in Taiwan can be challenging. But with a little creativity, you'll find more than enough to fill up their time. Here are a few recommendations to get you started:

1. Taipei Area

(1) Kid's Play World
Across the road from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Kid's Play World can keep 'em blissfully busy all day. The first section, the World of Yesterday, is a re-creation of an old-fashioned Chinese village. It's like a museum where kids don't have to be quiet and still. In the World of Tomorrow, they'll learn interesting facts about science and see an IMAX theater. There's room to roam and play.

(2) Fin's Sealife Aquarium
A short bus hop from Kid's Play World, Fin's Sealife is a new facility featuring more than 200 species of marine animals, a good choice for a fun and educational indoor excursion. Located in the Shihlin area of Taipei.

(3) Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
Of special interest to kids is the broad plaza surrounding the hall, which takes on a circus-like atmosphere almost every weekend, with skating and kite-flying the principal attractions.

(4) Yangmingshan
The Chungshan Park area at the center of theNational Park is a wide-open space where kids can run free. In the springtime, take them to see the blossoming flowers and cherry trees.

(5) The Mucha Zoo
The zoo, of course, is a great place for kids (and everyone else). The Taipei Zoo, which is located in the suburb of Mucha, is set in nice green environs and has lots of animals, including a special indigenous Formosan animals section. You can reach the front gate directly via the Mucha MRT line.

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