Keelung Heping Island Park Ticket (NMMST/i OCEAN Options)

Walk through Heping Island GeoPark
lined with unusual rock formations

Heping Island, formerly known as Sheliao Island, is located in Zhongzheng District, northeast of Keelung Port. It is the first place in northern Taiwan where Westerners set foot and the first place where Han Chinese settled in Keelung. Long-term weathering and wave erosion created unique landforms along the coast, such as mushroom rocks, tofu rocks and sea erosion platforms, like a sculpture gallery. Look for ten specially shaped rocks: Pig Head Rock, Sphinx Rock, Seal Rock, Mudskipper Rock and Sea Hare Rock, plus Diamond Rock, Pharaoh Rock, Crocodile Tears Rock, Black Kite Rock and Leopard Rock in the secret Alabao Bay.

View Keelung Islet from the trail viewpoints

The trail, about 400 m in total, runs along the heights of Heping Island GeoPark with panoramic views. From the Dengyu Pavilion you can see Keelung Islet and the sea.

Stroll the sea erosion platform and Liuxia Beach

The vast sea erosion platform is where seaweed grows in winter, and local village women often come to gather it, creating a scene unique to the island. The soft, clean Liuxia Beach is great for children to play in the sand or for sunbathing.

Meet marine life at the Blue Sea Pool and Water Pool

At the Blue Sea Pool, a clear seawater pool, you can often see tropical fish, crabs and other marine life, with lifeguards on duty all year. The Water Pool lets children observe small fish up close. The Angel's Trail to the Sea, which seems to lead into the blue sea, is a popular photo spot, and a slide leads straight down to Liuxia Beach.

Ryukyu Fishermen Monument and Radar Station restaurant

The Ryukyu people who settled here in 1905 taught the people of Keelung fishing and shipbuilding techniques, and a monument commemorates this. A former military facility at the highest point of the park has been turned into a restaurant with an outdoor plaza offering 270-degree sea views and indoor seating.

Add a museum or aquarium depending on the option

• National Museum of Marine Science and Technology theme hall — Admission to the museum's theme hall (main exhibition building). The 3D IMAX theater and special exhibitions cost extra.
• i OCEAN Smart Aquarium — Admission to Exhibition Area A and the C Ocean Centre.