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

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

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

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

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

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

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

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

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

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.