This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

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

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

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

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

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

This city park wants you to take your shoes off.

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

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

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

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

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.