Things to do in Beitou, Taiwan

90°C boiling sulfurous water, dramatic steam clouds, vivid blue-green. Surreal and free.

"steaming volcanic vent where water boils at 90°C with intense sulfur smell, described as a giant boiling pot"

Former Japanese bathhouse. Tatami rooms. Learn about Hokutolite — a rare slightly radioactive mineral.

"former Japanese colonial bathhouse with tatami rooms and exhibits"

Secret foot spa. Free barley tea. Run by volunteers, almost nobody knows about it.