Taipei 101 Observatory: 89th & 91st Floor Tickets

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Duration1h–2h

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Thirty-Seven Seconds to the Top of Taipei

You ride one of the world's fastest elevators to the 89th-floor indoor observation deck for unobstructed 360-degree views of Taipei's skyline, mountains, and landmarks. If your ticket includes it, you can also step onto the open-air 91st-floor Sky Garden. The visit includes interactive exhibits about the building's engineering and access to souvenir shops. Arrive 30 minutes early to scan your QR code at the 5th-floor entrance.

1h–2h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Taipei 101 Observatory

Ride fastest elevator to observatory
Enjoy 360-degree city views
Visit 91st-floor Sky Garden
Explore interactive exhibits
See world's largest tuned mass damper
Shop for souvenirs
Take memorable photos

The Experience

Most of Taipei unfolds below you at street level—the markets, the crowds, the noise. Then you step into the elevator at Taipei 101 and in 37 seconds you're standing on the 89th floor, and the whole city has flipped into something else entirely. The observation deck wraps around the building in a full 360-degree circle, so there's no "best view"—it's all around you. Modern towers cluster downtown, then the landscape softens into green mountains and smaller neighborhoods spreading out toward the edges. On a clear day you can see all the way to the coast.

The 89th-floor indoor observatory is where everyone starts, and it's designed so you can move at your own pace. There are interactive exhibits scattered around—one shows you the building's tuned mass damper, this enormous pendulum that keeps Taipei 101 stable in typhoons and earthquakes, which is the kind of detail that makes you look at the structure differently. People stop to photograph the skyline from different angles, and there are souvenir shops if you want to grab something before you leave. If your ticket includes access to the 91st-floor Sky Garden, you'll head outside there—no glass between you and the air, which changes the whole feeling of the height.

The timing matters a bit. The observatory opens at 10am and closes at 9pm, with last entry at 8:15pm, so you can come during the day when the city spreads out in detail, or in the evening when the skyline lights up and the view becomes something else. Either way, you'll want to arrive about 30 minutes before your selected time slot—that's when you head to the observatory entrance on the 5th floor to scan your QR code and get through security. No outside food or drinks allowed, and they do check bags, so plan accordingly. The whole visit usually takes an hour or so, depending on how long you linger at the windows.

What’s included

Your ticket grants access to the 89th-floor indoor observation deck with 360-degree views of Taipei's skyline, mountains, and landmarks.
Depending on your selected plan, you may also access the open-air 91st-floor Sky Garden.
The visit includes interactive exhibits about the building's engineering, including the world's largest tuned mass damper, and access to souvenir shops.
Security screening is included upon entry.

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Is this one for you?Pick this if you want the main Taipei 101 views without figuring out transport or timing—the ticket handles entry, and the fixed hours mean you know exactly when to show up and how long to stay.

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