The Pier-2 Art Center

Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, has been slowing shedding its reputation as a down-at-its-heel port thanks to urban renewal projects like The Pier 2 Art Center. These former warehouses have been converted into public art spaces. It's still a work-in-progress, but come the weekend and the area, which includes a linear park built along abandoned railway tracks, is buzzing with locals and urbanites from Taipei.