Dongshan Rest Area (東山服務區) on Freeway 3 is the nation’s largest freeway rest area, with a constant stream of people driving through every day. Besides providing a variety of rest facilities for tourists, the pretty landscape also makes this place a scenic spot in its own right. The big banyan tree in the service area is a must-see attraction for many tourists, and the water park is a great place to bring the kids. A “Ripples”fish tunnel has been added in recent years.

The former residence of Liang Yao-ming, Jingliao's only doctor during the Japanese occupation, became the Mo-Lin Village Cultural Artifacts Exhibition Hall in the year 2000. In recent years though, the Blue Dyeing Bear Workshop was established there, a DIY workshop that combines cultural relics with Jingliao's traditional culture of hand blue dyeing. Inside there are still many examples of Dr. Liang's examination implements and furniture, as well as plenty of traditional countryside utensils.

After Tainan was designated a special municipality, the Tainan City Civic Center(民治市政中心) became an important municipal administration center for the extensive northern part of the city. The Civic Center faces a large and beautiful park, Nanying Green Park(南瀛綠都心), and in front of the public square there is a lovely musical fountain, a great place for local residents to bring the kids to play in the water in good weather conditions. At festival times, the square has special decorations that people refuse to leave and love to be photographed in front of.

Dong Long Temple Cultural Center’s(東隆宮文化中心)exhibition halls include The Cultural Gallery of Wangye, Outlaws of the Marshes Heroes Hall, Religious Cultural Relic Exhibition Hall, Folk Belief Research Hall and Ritual Cultural Relic Hall, with a large number of exhibits. The Cultural Gallery of Wangye is the only Wangye and Gua Xiang sacrificial ceremony-themed exhibition hall in Taiwan. Wangye belief is introduced in detail using pictures, ceremonial objects and exquisite wooden sculptures.

Wanpi World Safari Zoo (頑皮世界野生動物園) is a well-established, and currently the only zoo in Tainan. The care in looking after the animals and the management ethos make it a favorite destination among tourists. Just by walking in to the park you can feel the feeling of closeness with the animals. The macaws in the large entrance greet you by shaking and swaying their heads, and tourists get the opportunity to come into close contact with capybaras, giraffes and elephants under supervision of specialized zookeepers. This is a specialized zoo with ecological education as its core concept.

In the fields of the Salty Zone, an elegant white building stands amidst the greenery. In front of the building are red brick floor tiles and a low wall. On the building the words "Shiang Yu Musuem" can be seen. The Museum offers various courses and has a large number of cultural relics and artworks on display, including old photographs and old maps relating to the Salty Zone. The Museum gives tourists an understanding of the Salty Zone and its culture and adds an artistic and cultural atmosphere to the area.

Fang Yuan Art Museum(方圓美術館) is one of the hippest and beautiful buildings of Jiangjun District. It had two former uses; first it was Sui Garden, the residence of Jiangjun’s first township mayor, Huang Qing-wu, as well as being Sui Shen Hospital(遂生醫院) where Mayor Huang helped people and saved many lives. Built in 1944, the buildings most distinctive feature is that it a courtyard building with arches and corridors, a mix of eastern and western architectural styles that was very avant-garde at the time.

Ouwang is the largest settlement in Jiangjun District. Since the very early Japanese Colonial Time, the most famous former Ouwang resident is Lin Kun-gang, known as “the god of Zhugao Mountain(竹篙山之神林崑岡). Lin (1832-1895) was a martial art scholar who passed the imperial examination. In October, 1895, when Japanese forces approached Tainan after Taiwan had been ceded by the Qing Government following the Sino-Japanese War, he led a “righteous army” thousands strong that swore to resist the Japanese.

Soulangh Sugar Refinery (蕭壠糖廠), also known as Jiali Sugar Refinery (佳里糖廠), was established in 1905 and started to produce sugar in 1908. It was the first new sugar refinery established by Meiji Sugar Co Ltd. (明治製糖株式會社) during the Japanese Colonial Period. In 1998, it closed due to the decline of the sugar industry, and Soulangh Cultural Park (蕭壠文化園區) was established in 2003 as a way to re-use the empty space as a center of art and culture. Soulangh Cultural Park really is a leisure paradise for locals, and the tourism spot created from an old sugar factory is full of Tainan flavor.

Madou Old Port Cultural Park (蔴荳古港園區) is one of Madou’s most famous areas, and according to legend it was a dragon lair and the birthplace of the Emperor. Locals deeply believed here is also a place which locals view as a getaway paradise. In Fengshui, the location here is an auspicious land named shuijuetou (水崛頭), usually where has water surrounded the land (represented at dragon throat area). Setting aside its mythical stories, in the early days of Madou District it was made up of an inland sea and came to be known as Daofeng Inland Sea (倒風內海).