The Old Street on the east side of Anping Fort is a narrow street with many old houses that have since been converted into general stores or souvenir shops. This is a great place for window shopping.

　The Anping Tree House was once the Tait & Co. warehouse. Over time, fig trees around the warehouse engulfed the building with their aerial roots, transforming it into a natural work of art where "the walls are the tree trunk, the leaves serve as the roof". In Taiwanese folklore fig trees represent negative energies, so people tended to stay away. Many people thought it was haunted as well. Over the years this has ended up preserving a unique landmark for Tainan. The Anping Tree House is no longer as creepy as it once looked. The government is now actively conserving the Tree House and has built a beautiful display center nearby featuring an introduction to the tree house's history and the fig trees. The area now feels tranquil rather than scary. Inside the tree house, a tour of the second floor offers an amazing look at the vitality of trees.

　The Tait & Co. Merchant House next door used to be a British trading company. It is also one of the few surviving examples of foreign trading company architecture in Taiwan today. This two-storey white villa is still filled with the exotic ambience of the colonial period. On display inside are wax figures of the early peoples and a review of Anping's history. The hunting and salt making exhibits provide a testament to early development. (Photography not permitted inside.)

　Night markets in Tainan are not held at fixed locations, so the Garden Night Market is only open on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. All types of hawker stalls are lined up in the spacious square selling everything from snacks and drinks, ornaments, clothes and games.