228 Peace Park to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from 228 Peace Memorial Park to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei: 5 stops, about 3.3 km, about 45 minutes of walking plus about 31 minutes of listening. Start in 228 Peace Memorial Park, renamed in 1996 for the massacre that began on February 28, 1947, and find the National Taiwan Museum at its north edge: the oldest museum on the island, founded in 1908. Cross to the Taipei Guest House, a French-style mansion of 1899 to 1901, and its neighbor, the red-and-white Presidential Office Building, which survived the 1945 air raid. Finish under the blue octagonal roof of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
- Stops:
- 5
- Distance:
- about 3.3 km
- Walking:
- about 45 min
- Listening:
- about 31 min
Two ways to do this walk
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A 2-hour live walk, €4.99.
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Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Free: the audio guides
Listen to each stop’s audio guide in your browser and find your own way between the stops.
Walking directions in Google Maps228 Peace Park to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei: how long does the walk take?
About 76 minutes in all: about 45 minutes on foot over about 3.3 km, plus about 31 minutes of audio at the 5 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
228 Peace Park to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: 228 Peace Memorial Park, National Taiwan Museum, Taipei Guest House, Presidential Office Building, and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.6 km, about 21 min on foot.
Route and map
Indicative route. While you walk, watch where you're going, mind the traffic and follow local signs and rules. The map is an aid, not a safety guide. Terms
Follow Mappu’s map: the route runs along the streets from stop to stop, and the stories keep playing as you walk.
To get to the first stop, or if you’re far from the route, Google Maps has walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Taipei’s old New Park, renamed in 1996 for the massacre that began on February 28, 1947, with the 228 Memorial Museum, an 1888 archway and old locomotives.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: National Taiwan Museum · about 0.2 km, about 3 min on foot
Stop 2
The oldest museum in Taiwan, founded in 1908, in a classical hall of 1915 whose roof partly fell in a 2002 earthquake before it reopened in 2005.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Taipei Guest House · about 0.7 km, about 9 min on foot
Stop 3
A French Second Empire mansion with a mansard roof, built from 1899 to 1901 for the Japanese governor-general and now the state guest house, open once a month.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Presidential Office Building · about 0.8 km, about 11 min on foot
Stop 4
The red-and-white brick headquarters of the Japanese governor-general, once the tallest building on the island, damaged in the 1945 air raid and home of the presidency since 1949.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall · about 1.6 km, about 21 min on foot
Stop 5
A white hall about 70 metres high under a blue octagonal roof, in the colours of the flag, whose vast plaza became a stage for student movements, Pride and festivals.
about 7 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
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Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 31, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.