Taiyuan Botanical Garden, a beloved hideaway for artistic youth, boasts a 90,000-square-meter botanical kingdom, making any casual photo opportunity feel like being transported to the Wizard of Oz. The gardens boast a tropical rain shower, a psammophyte pavilion, a seasonal flower pavilion, and an insect collection—it's incredibly large. But it seems people aren't there to see the plants; they're mainly there to see the internet-famous starry sky elevator. Many people visit the botanical garden specifically for this iconic ride. We visited at the end of August, but it was still packed, with long lines forming. The night view is truly stunning, romantic, and dreamy.