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

The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

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

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

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

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

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

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

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.

The first European-style university in western Sub-Saharan Africa.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.