Makung

By ferry

• Magong HarborThe harbor serves boat trips to Kaohsiung, Tainan and Chiayi.

By plane

• Penghu Airport (formerly Magong Airport)

  phone: +886 6 922 9123
  Flights operate from here to Taipei–Songshan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, and Chiayi.

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Historical sites

• Central Street

  phone: +886 6 927 4400
  The oldest street in the city, buildings along this street also show a mixture of Western and Fujianese elements.

• Four-eyed Well

  phone: +886 6 926 1141 (#138)
  address: No. 40, Zhongyang Street
  A historical water well, it is thought to have been dug during the Yuan or Ming dynasties.

• Jinguitou FortressAn old former fort that was previously an artillery battery.

• Penghu Reclamation Hall

  phone: +886 6 927 8952
  address: No. 30, Zhiping Road
  The building was constructed in 1935 as the official residence of the Hōko Prefecture governor. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the building became the official residence of the Penghu County magistrate.

• Mazu Temple

  phone: +886 6 926 2819
  The temple claims to be the oldest in Taiwan, possibly dating to the early Ming in the 15th century.

• Qimei LighthouseThe lighthouse was built in 1939. It was the last lighthouse built by the Japanese government.

Museums

• Ocean Resources Museum

  phone: +886 6 926 1141 (#216)
  address: No. 230, Zhonghua Road
  A museum dealing with marine life, business, and conservation.

• Penghu Fossil Museum

  phone: +886 6 926 1141 (#224)
  address: 236 Zhonghua Road

• Penghu Living Museum

  phone: +886 6 921 0405
  address: No. 327, Xinsheng Road
  A museum dedicated to the customs and culture of Penghu built in 2010.

• Chang Yu-sheng Memorial Museum

  phone: +886 6 926 0412
  A museum about singer Chang Yu-sheng

Temples

• Shigong Temple

  phone: +886 6 921 6521
  address: No. 10, Lane 1, Zhongyang Street
  Commemorating Shi Lang (Navy during the Qing dynasty), the temple was established some time between 1683 and 1696.

• Magong Beiji Temple

  phone: +886 6 927 3614
  A temple primarily devoted to the god Xuanwu. The date of construction of this temple is unknown, but the date of some repairs is recorded to be 1791.

• Penghu Guanyin Temple

  phone: +886 6 927 8535
  address: No. 7, Jieshou Road
  Established in 1696 and dedicated to the goddess Guanyin, the temple is a popular attraction during the annual fireworks festival held between April and June.

• Magong Chenghuang Temple

  phone: +886 6 927 3724
  address: No. 20, Guangming Road
  Completed in 1779, the temple serves the Taoist city god.

• Guanyinting Recreation Area

  phone: +886 6 927 3615
  address: No. 7, Jieshou Road
  An outdoor area of sports grounds, beaches, parkland, and the multi-coloured Xiying Rainbow Bridge.

• One HouseSmall pub with a full bar and a larger upstairs area. Thursday night is Tourist Night, 20 percent off on all drinks. No English menu.

• FreudOld fashioned pub, good mixed drinks, good selections of beers. (You can even get a Guinness here!) Also serving food with a full menu in English.