Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.

Death road of Bolivia.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

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

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

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

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

The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.

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

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

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

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

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

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

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

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

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

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

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

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.