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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Paro

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Paro, Bhutan

Updated May 31, 2019

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Taktsang Palphug Monastery

Paro, Bhutan

Paro Taktsang

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.
Drukgyel Dzong.

Paro, Bhutan

Drukgyel Dzong

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.
Paro Airport.

Paro, Bhutan

Paro International Airport

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
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Kyichu Lhakhang.

Bhutan

Kyichu Lhakhang Temple

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to halt a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.
2 miles from Paro
Bhutan's national animal, the Takin, at Motithang Takin Preserve.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Motithang Takin Preserve

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
12 miles from Paro
Garden of Phallus.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Garden of Phallus (Wangchuk Chenmoi Dümra)

This garden is very fertile.
13 miles from Paro
Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. Chubachu, Thimphu, Bhutan

Thimphu, Bhutan

Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.
13 miles from Paro
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