Cartagena, Colombia
Door Knockers of Cartagena
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
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Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Medellín, Colombia
This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
Gigante, Colombia
The enormous appendage offers spectacular views of Colombia's Huila Department.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
Florián, Colombia
A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.
Cali, Colombia
A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Nemocón, Colombia
Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
Montezuma, Costa Rica
Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.
Caracas, Venezuela
One of the most iconic sculptures in Caracas looks like a large orange ball suspended in the air.
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
This unique depiction of the Virgin Mary may be the tallest kinetic art sculpture in the world.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Bangor, Maine
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Baltimore, Maryland
A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.