DRUKGYEL DZONG: 
This dzong, with a picturesque village nesting below its ramparts, was built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1646, to commemorate his victory over the Tibetan invaders. Through largely destroyed by fire in 1951, the towering outer walls and central keep remains an imposing sight. On a clear day, there is a splendid view of Mt. Chomoljari from the approach road to Drukgyel Dzong.
 
RINGPUNG DZONG: 
Built in 1646 by Shebdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the “fortress of the heap of jewels” stands on a hill above Paro Township. Paro Dzong was earlier known as Rinchen Pung Dzong. It houses both a flourishing School of monastic Study as well as government Administrative Agencies, the most notable being the Dzongdag or district administrator’s office and the Thrimkhang, or district judiciary.The approach to the Dzong is through a traditional covered bridge (called the Nemi Zam) and then up a paved strong path running alongside the imposing outer walls, or by road. The valley’s annual springtime religious festival, the Paro Tsechu, take place in the courtyard of the dzong and on the dance ground on the hillside above.
 
TA DZONG: 
On a ridge immediately above Ringpong Dzong is Ta Dzong, built as a watchtower to protect Rinpung Dzong. (“Ta” means “to see” in Dzongkha, so the watchtower of a dzong is always called a “Ta dzong). On account of their function, watchtowers are are always round in shape. In 1968 Paro’s Ta Dzong was inaugurated as the Nation Museum, and now holds fascinating thangkha paintings, Bhutan’s exquisite postage stamps, coins and handicrafts, together with a small natural history collection.
 
KYICHU LHAKHANG:
This lhakhang, built in 7^th century, is one of the two oldest and most sacred shrines in Bhutan (the other being Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang). Kyichu Lhakhang is composed of twin temples. The first temple was built by the Tibetan king, Songtsen Gampo in the 7^th century. In 1968 , H.M. Ashi Kesnag, the Queen Mother of Bhutan, arranged for a second temple to be built alongside the first one, in same style.
 
TAGCHU GOEMBA:
The hundred –year old monastery of Tagchu Goemba in Lungse Kha village under the Isu block was found by Dali Lama Sangay Jamtsho.It is believed to have been built along the lines of the Nub Dali Dzong in Tibet where Lama Sangay Jamstsho served tenure as the abbot of the Tibetan monastery.
The Shekha Drak temple is ensconced at the foot of a cliff, with its walls organically melded in the rock and appears as if it is a natural outgrowth of the landscape rather than something that was imposed on it.

FARM HOUSES: 
The natural beauty of Paro valley is enhanced by pictures of que farm houses dotted about the fields and on the hillsides. The two to three-storied Bhutanese farm houses are handsome in appearance, with colorfully decorated outer walls and lintels, and are traditionally built without the use of single nail. All houses follow the same architectural style. A visit to a farm house gives an interesting glimpse into the lifestyle of a farming family.
 
KILA GOMPA:
This is the serene home of Buddhist nuns who have dedicated their lives to spiritual fulfillment. In this gompa, nestled in a craggy patch of rock on the mountainside below Chela-la pass, they spend their days in religious studies, prayer and meditation. Kila Gompa is about an hour’s walk from Chele-la, down a part through pine forest.
 
DRUK CHOEDING:
The Druk Choeding Lhakhang, where the Zhabdrung faced off his first Tibetan invasion, was founded in 1529 by Ngawang Chogyel, another saint. Ngawang Chholgyal, one of the prince-abbots of Raling in Tibet, and an ancestor of the Shabdrung, Ngawang Namgyal.
 
TAKTSHANG MONASTERY:
“Tiger’s Nest” monastery is spectacularly located on the side of a cliff 3000 ft. above the valley floor. Legends tell us that in the 8^th century Guru Rinpoche flew to the cliff on the back of a tigress and meditated in the cliff for three months. There have been shrines at this sacred place for many centuries. Centuries later, in 1684, the 4^th Deb Raja, Gyalsey Tenzin Rabgye, considered by many to be the “Heart Son” of the Zhabdrung, built a monastery on the siteand gave it the name Taktshang, as a reminder of its origins in the Pemasambhava legends. The principal lhakhang of the present monastic complex dated from 1692. Taktshang is place of pilgrimage which Bhutanese try to visit at least once in a lifetime. An excursion to Taktshng involves a steep climb up through pine forest and takes about five hours round trip.
 
GOENSAKHA LHAKHANG:
This Lhakhang was built in the 14^th century by Pha Drung Drung the great grandson of Lama Phajo Dugom Zhigpo along with the Jangsabi Lhakhang. The Gorina Lhakhang and the Kila Goemba were built by the Dupthob Paw Dorji, a saint of the 16^th century.

DUNGTSE LHAKHANG: 
The unusual and circular Dungtse Lhakhang, reminiscent of the Shanag, or black hat, worn by Bhutanese Black Hat Dancers, was built by the great “Builder of iron chain Bridges” Druthob Thangtong Gyalpo in 1433. Druthob Thangtong Gyalpo is also credited with extracting iron from Woochu Village in Paro to built numerous iron suspension bridges in Bhutan and across the Himalayas.
 
 
KUNZANG CHHOLING LHAKHANG: 
This Lhakhang was built in the 15^th century by Terton Dorji Jonpa while the Sangchen Choekhor Goemba was a seat of the Zhabgrung Sungtruls or “Speech incarnations” of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel.The temple that stands on the site today was established in 1763 by the second Sungtrul Choglay Sacha Tenzin.
 
YUTOE GOEMBA: 
This Lhakhang was established by Terton Jatshon Nyingpo alias Ngachang Huna Membar in the 16^th century. The temple was named Yutoe “temple on the tip of the turquoise” as it is belived to have been built atop a turquoise projection emerging from a lake beneath the temple.
 
RAGOEDRAK LHAKHANG:
This Lhakhang was founded by Guru Padmasambhava in the 8^th century A.D. along with Dzongdrakha Goemba. The Nangkar Goemba was founded by Lama Phajo Dugom Zhigpo and its scared artefacts include images of Phajo and his consort Sonam Palden.