Bitou Elementary School in Ruifang, New Taipei is hailed as the most beautiful seaside school on the Northeast Coast. Its gate sits right at the entrance to the Bitou Cape Ridge Trail (Taiwan's "mini Great Wall"), with sea-and-mountain views nearby. Inside the school there are mermaid-pearl-and-shell photo installations and ocean-themed murals — all free to visit. Address: No. 99, Bitou Road, Ruifang District, New Taipei; open weekdays 4pm–5.30pm, weekends and school holidays 8am–5.30pm.