🎋 Taipei 101

Taipei, Taiwan

Best time: October to December: settled weather and the New Year's Eve fireworks

Once the world's tallest building, shaped like a stalk of bamboo. The 89th-floor observatory and the Skyline 460 walk on the 101st look over the whole Taipei basin, and the giant wind damper that steadies the tower hangs on 88.

Good to know

• Go up in the late afternoon to see daylight, sunset and the city lights in one visit.
• A 20-minute hike up Elephant Mountain gives the classic photo of 101 and the Xinyi skyline.