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

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

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

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

A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

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

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

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.