Penglai is a famous historical and cultural city. There are 100 historical sites. Penglai Pavilion, which was built in the sixth year of Song Jiayou, and Penglai Watertown, which was built in the second year of Song Dynasty, are both key cultural relics protection units. There are also Qi Jiguang's hometown, Sanxian Mountain, Ocean Polar World, Baxiandu Haikou, Ai Shan Forest Park, Xiyuan Zoo and other tourist attractions.
Penglai is located in the mid-latitude, and belongs to the continental climate of warm temperate monsoon region, with annual average temperature 1 1.7℃, annual average daily maximum temperature of 28.8℃, annual average daily minimum temperature of minus 2.3℃, extreme maximum temperature of 38.8℃, extreme minimum temperature of minus 14.9℃, and annual average precipitation of 664 mm.