A narrow ghost town built onto a peninsula behind a Colombian Slum.

This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

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.

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.

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

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.

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.

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.

Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.

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

Ripped apart by a bomb in 1993, the shell of Pablo Escobar's infamous vacation house still stands.

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

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

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

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

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

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

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.