台湾糖业博物馆

如果你以为台湾只有台东伯朗大道的金城武树值得一游，那就错了。诚如其名，金城武树是因为这位俊率的男明星拍了长荣航空的广告，因而知名。但是，如果你想了解台湾早期糖业的发展及大片树木栽种的广阔，请搭乘高雄捷运到桥头这站，5号出口一踏出来，肯定会有让你"哇“一声的感受。台湾南部在日本统治时期，普遍种植甘蔗，当初制糖业的发展也是日本政府对于台湾原物料的大幅利用，因此在不少地方（新营，桥头等），都有甘蔗田，因此有糖厂的存在必要。现在，由于制糖成本的大幅增加及考量经济效益，甘蔗田大量地减少挪为他用，原本制糖厂也仅仅留下老旧的建筑物，记录当年的辉煌。南部炎热，因此，许多树木经过多年，也更为壮观，所谓前人种树，后人乘凉，说的也不过就是如此。建议规划2-3 小时的时间停留，旅人可以自动忽略道路边的小摊，但是整片规划地中的白屋艺术村许多小店，不妨走进去看看有什么新鲜玩意儿。既然来到这里，就慢慢探索吧～搭五分车感受当年满车甘蔗的忙碌，五分车途中也会经过高雄市马术协会，就热情的跟里头练习骑马的小孩挥手打招呼吧！

桥头糖厂除了吃冰外，现在的规划愈来愈大众化，商业化是避免不了的，但避开人潮时，这是个散步的好地方!!

与十年前来相比,台糖是有想让这边变成指标糖厂的企图,但是除了冰淇淋与假日才搭的到的小火车以外,真的太多违和的东西在糖厂里了,最核心的"糖"感觉不见了,这点是相当可惜的.

那天到了高雄，发现大家都没什么行程了，就很随意的看了一下，就决定前往台湾糖业博物馆，进到里面，看到了台湾早期的糖业文化，还有许许多多的设备，当然也免不了吃一支超消暑的古早味枝仔冰，真的是透心凉，里面的许多建筑物都相当有特色，真的没有行程的话，可以考虑看看^^

在里面你可以参观整个制糖工厂的大概流程，里面也有许多工具，有的很古老哦，里面的环境还是相当不错的，树木和花园很多，一直往里面走，还可以买各种糖果和小时候吃的冰棍哦，口味很多，很好吃

有好多早期台糖的小火车可以拍照，很难得一次看到那么多小火车在一起。然后可以参观老糖厂内部的超大机器，很震撼。还有陈师孟教授捐赠的猪仔收藏，很棒！

This place is good for a quick stop. Plenty of venders around to sell any thing you can think of. Can be very hectic as many busses stop here to.

Defintely an interesting attraction; they make sugar fun. I would recommend it for all ages!The park is peppered with statues made from recycled parts of machinery of the abandoned sugar factory so it makes for steampunk like art. There is literally a iron Goddess/Kuan Yin statue (fun pun on 鐵觀音).You even get to see the close-up rusting facade of the retired factory, and learn about the sugar-making process. Abandoned trains allow visitors to climb up and get a few photos, so that's pretty fun too :)

It is a disused factory now turned into a museum. You get to understand how the sugarcane is transported, processed and made into sugar. This original site was formerly a sugarcane plantation. Now there are old trains for display. You can also rent a bicycle or 4 wheeler to move around as the place is huge. There is underground tunnel, a pig museum, a children's maze with a lot of interesting metal structures.

My family went there and rented a couple of bicycles to ride around. They were really good quality. The museums all seemed closed for some reason. But it was okay, we at least got to look around. But the scenery is awesome and the houses are so nice. There's even a place for this goddess that protects. People hang up their wishes there and some of them are so sweet. But the best part: the Popsicles. OH. MY. GOSH. Those Popsicles taste like they're straight from heaven. The most popular flavor is the red bean milk Popsicles. It may sound foreign, but try it! I bought two of them and gobbled them up! It's really creamy and so natural. They can be found in the entrance, where all sorts of stuff are sold or this tiny shop with popsicles and shaved ice.

It was a hot afternoon when we were there. It was within walking distance from the MRT station, but the road leading there was dusty and not quite well maintained. The exhibition rooms were small, hot and stuffy. The exhibits were common and not really very attractive. although it did give some insight to the past sugar industry of Taiwan. But, I think one could get more information from the Internet than from the Museum.

the museum itself was very nice but the surrounding vendors and shops were very noisy and rowdy. Could be better on weekdays.

This historic, beautifully landscaped park area is really lovely with planted flowers, notably sunflowers, lots of old defunct trains, lots of art in way of sculpture, a fish pond with lilies, a couple of buildings housing museums. One museum houses everything to do with pigs, which is whimsical and fun to look at - not sure what significance of pig displays was for. The other museum displays old telecommunications equipment from the last century. Next to the metro station by the same name, there is a German made diesel locomotive train for tourists that that will take you to a lotus pond where there are ducks & geese, but operates only on weekends. I was there during a weekday and just walked the entire park area. It is a very restful, peaceful area perfect for picnics. You can also rent bicycles that seat 4 and bicycle your friends or family on pathways around the park. A large building selling famous Taiwanese foods and drinks gives tourists a chance to shop for gifts. Many stop to have an ice cream popsicle of which there are many flavours to choose from. Halfway between ice cream and a popsicle, these will cool you off on a hot day. Nearby there is a a very strange Ripley's Believe it or Not museum that seems out of place in the area. You have to pay to go in there but I didn't. The history of sugar is very interesting in Taiwan. The sugar industry did not begin until the Dutch took control of Taiwan. Mid 1600s, an influx of Chinese specialized in growing sugar and rice. Sugar became Taiwan's primary export and was booming in the 1800s. When the Japanese took over in 1895, they modernized the process. When Taiwan was handed over to Nationalist rule, The Taiwan Sugar Corporation (Taisugar) merged all existing sugar companies. The sugar industry boomed in the 1950s and 60s, but since then has gone into decline. The corporation has diversified into tourism, floriculture, biotechnology and retailing, with a chain of gas stations.

The whole scene is akin to come out from photos from our parents generation. It was well-maintained, as it was nearly sunset, I did not managed to visit the entire place.

only recommendated if you want to know how sugar is being made. this attraction is no longer in working condition, just a old and rusty sugar refinery turning into musuem for interested people to visit. in the musuem which is separated in different buildings, shows different items. one of them is the factory. the machineries are left intact, so you will have a rough guide to the sugar processes. but it is dark and i find it scary. i only managed to walk halfway before thinking it is enough. in another building, features a history of the early development of this city explaining how sugar actually became one of the most important resources for Taiwan. And also, how the sugar industry slow down and eventually lost the profitability due to changes in the country economical restructure. the stories hung on the wall are interesting. if you intend to stay longer and browse more things, there is a bicycle rental just outside the musuem. but really, no point to rent one since the musuem isnt big. there are some great photo taking attractions at walking distance. overall, as i am not a big fan of sugar (plus there was slight rain), i left after loitering around for 30mins. not to forget, there is a shop selling really cheap ice cream. worth a try.