Places AriAlbD Wants to Go

A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.

Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

Largest monument in Colombia depicts 14 lancers who drove back an army.

A museum showcasing the history of sugarcane with a rich history.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

Erected in 1803, it is the first astronomical observatory that was built in the Americas.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.