【Important Announcement】For the safety of our visitors, the 5th-floor Sky Bike will undergo cable replacement and a comprehensive safety inspection. It will be temporarily closed from 2023/09/01 to 11/7, with the expected reopening date on November 8, 2023. Updates on the Sky Bike replacement plan will be posted on-site. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
| Taipei Children's Amusement Park One-Day Fun Pass
The Children's Amusement Park in the Taipei metropolitan area features a food court, convenience store, souvenir shops, and 20 other retail outlets; it also has an indoor parking space for cars and motorcycles and a diverse range of indoor family-friendly play areas (including a free play zone, ball pit, and coin-operated game machines), ensuring fun times at the park regardless of the weather!
Visitors to the Children's Amusement Park can also explore nearby attractions such as the Astronomical Science Education Center and the Taiwan Science Education Hall, both excellent destinations for family outings.
The one-day pass grants access to the following 13 amusement facilities:
Ocean Parade/Ferris Wheel/Galaxy Monorail/Flying Bus/Rotating Chairs/Little Flying Saucers/Spinning Coffee Cups/Swinging Chairs/Pirate Ship/Roller Coaster/Little Dragon/Bumper Cars/Jungle Drop
(Source: Taipei Children's Amusement Park website)
| National Taiwan Science Education Center Permanent Exhibition 3-6 Floors Ticket + Sky Bike
The National Taiwan Science Education Center is a hub of diverse scientific exhibitions and educational activities. Its permanent exhibition areas include rich contents in life sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and earth sciences, while special exhibitions convey scientific knowledge through exciting and engaging displays.
The center also collaborates regularly with museums both domestically and internationally to host fascinating science-related exhibitions. Additionally, it features a dynamic 3D theater, a 3D cinema, an earthquake theater, a science library, and fully equipped science labs, broadening the public's perspective on applied science.
Is your heart strong enough for a challenge? Dare to try the National Taiwan Science Education Center's Sky Bike! Using principles of levers, weebles, and tension balance, this thrilling five-story-high Sky Bike is safe and exhilarating. Put on safety gear, hop on, and see if you can master the challenge by swaying left and right to defeat the principle of the weeble!
Principles applied in the Sky Bike
Interactive space bike located five floors above ground, demonstrating balance principles. Both adults and children can experience firsthand the principles of relative balance and center of gravity while riding.
(i) Lever principle: Uses a lever to save effort by increasing the distance of force application. When balanced under the action of force and resistance, the torque produced by the force on the fulcrum is equal to the torque produced by the resistance.
(ii) Weeble center of gravity principle: The high-altitude bike uses the principle of a weeble, with a counterweight installed under the bike to maintain its center of gravity, which is why it does not overturn when ridden high up.
(iii) Tension principle: Designed so that when the bike reaches the middle of the cable, the internal tension of the cable is controlled by tension towers set across the platform, capable of withstanding 40,000 pounds. The tension causes the cable to stretch, compressing two rubber-covered springs in the tension towers to produce a reaction force.
| Taipei Astronomical Science Education Center Exhibition Hall Ticket + Space Exploration
The Astronomical Science Education Center uses various models accompanied by lively graphics and interactive experiences to quickly introduce you to the development of space exploration, gradually presenting astronomical knowledge and further understanding Taiwan's current research achievements.
The exhibition areas include: Introduction, Earth, Space Exploration, Sun-Earth-Moon, Solar System, Stars, Milky Way, Children's Zone, Galaxies, Universe, Exploration of Extraterrestrial Life, Astronomical Observations - Discovering the Secrets of Starlight, What are Gravitational Waves, and Taiwan's involvement in international astronomical research. Deep dive into the mysteries of the universe and journey through the starry skies to appreciate the beauty of astronomy.
Space Exploration Vehicle
The Taipei Astronomical Museum intricately plans the "Space Exploration" journey, offering views of the solar system, exploring alien worlds, and providing a chance to experience the spectacular vastness of the universe. Along a 200-meter track, the "Space Exploration" integrates videos, lighting, scenery, and special effects to create a magnificent outer space vista, transforming a limited space into boundless amazement. Riding in the slow-moving, enclosed cabin is like piloting a spaceship across the sky, providing you with a memorable ten-minute journey of cosmic exploration!
