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

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

This dramatic monument in Colombia honors a little-known indigenous fighter for independence.

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

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

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.

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

This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Where sweethearts leave their love locks in the Uruguayan capital.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.