Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.

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

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

This maximum-security prison was abandoned to make way for a national park.

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

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

What was once the longest suspension bridge in Latin America was directly inspired by the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

Located outside Medellín, this Colombian park focuses on conservation and sustainability.

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

Erected in 1803, it is the first astronomical observatory that was built in the Americas.

A rehabilitation center for some of South America's most unique and endangered animals.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

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

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

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

A museum built around a bus-sized fossil on the side of the highway.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

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

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

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.