Places melodml Wants to Go

This archaeological museum in an 18th-century mansion showcases the country’s finest examples of pre-Columbian ceramics.

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

A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.

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.

This 16-foot, 6-ton statue in the singer's hometown doesn't actually look like her.

Explore the rich history of Colombia's Indigenous peoples.

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

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

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

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

After the Cuban Revolution, the famous rum company had to leave their swanky headquarters behind.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.

Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic.

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians.

Columbus' failed colony in the New World.

Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.