Thimphu lies in a wooded valley, sprawling up a hillside on the West Bank of the Thimphu Chhu [Chhu means River]. Thimphu is unlike any other world capital. Small and secluded the city is quiet and there are never the traffic jams familiar in other Asian Capitals. It is often said that Thimphu is the only world capital without traffic lights. Thimphu's main shopping street is a delight not so much for what you can buy there, but for the picturesqueness of the architecture and national costume. Beautiful weaves in wool, silk and cotton, basketwork, silver jewelry, thangkas and other traditional crafts of the Kingdom are available in various Handicraft Emporiums.
 
 
Places to visit in Thimpu:

1. The Memorial Chorten [Chorten means Stupa]
2. Changlimithang [Battle Ground]
3. Weekly Market [Saturdays and Sundays]
4. Tashichoe Dzong [The biggest fortress in Bhutan]
5. National Library
6. School of Arts and Crafts
7. Royal Academy of Performing Arts
8. National Institute of Traditional Medicine
9. Zangto Pelri Lhakhang
10. Zoo
11. Changangkha Lhakhang
12. Drubthob Goemba [Nunnery]
13. Dechencholing Palace
14. Pangri Zampa Temple
15. Tango Goemba
16. Chari Goemba
17. Simthoka Dzong