MedellĂn, Colombia
Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory Museum)
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
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MedellĂn, Colombia
A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.
MedellĂn, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
MedellĂn, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in MedellĂn.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cali, Colombia
A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.
MedellĂn, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Cartagena, Colombia
This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
MedellĂn, Colombia
Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Khujand, Tajikistan
The largest Lenin statue in Central Asia was moved to an empty field rather than being destroyed.
Ayni, Tajikistan
This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.
Xiva, Uzbekistan
Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.