A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

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

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

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

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

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

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

A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.

This statue pays homage to a group of kids's childhood companion who once called the park home.

A park with one large cat sculpture and 15 smaller ones, all painted by different Colombian artists.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.