The Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan
contains a collection of unique trees and plants from around the world.
The Museum of Ethnography: there are many samples of Tajik art with an exhibition of pottery, carpets, jewelry and musical instruments of all historical eras of Tajikistan.
Opera and Ballet Theater S. Aini is located on the square to them. 800th anniversary of Moscow. It impresses the facade of the building, which is pushed forward towards the square and is supported by classical columns. The decorations of the building used the motifs of the Tajik ornament.
Places to rest. A popular place of rest for Dushanbe residents and guests of the capital is a small restaurant in the village of Varzob, a suburb of the capital. Its uniqueness is located directly on the open on the terrace between two mountain peaks. Only here you can taste hot trout from a griddle and champagne cooled in mountain water.
Youth Lake is located in the north of Dushanbe is located near the city center. This artificial lake is fed by water from the Dushanbinka River. The lake area is 19 hectares. The length of the lake is 700 m, width - approx. 300 m, maximum depth - 4 m. The lake was built on the right bank of the r. Dushanbinki on the initiative of young people in 1937-1939, and then it was called Komsomolsk. Periodically (in winter) the lake is dried. There is a boat station on the lake.
The most common holiday destination in Dushanbe is a park at the Youth Lake. It is especially popular in the summer when the sweltering heat makes it known about itself. The abundance of green vegetation in combination with the clear mountain water of the Dushanbinka River, from which the lake was formed, gives the park a tropical look and makes it the only place in the city where you can safely hide from the rays of the scorching sun, in the shade of numerous broad-leaved trees.