Comuna 13, Medellín: escalators, murals and how to visit
Things to do in Medellín
Comuna 13, also called San Javier, is a hillside district in western Medellín that went from one of the city's most violent areas in the early 2000s…
Things to do in Medellín
Museums, parks, street art, cable cars and festivals: the sights and experiences that make Medellín worth the trip.
Guides
Medellín's Christmas lights: a guide to the Alumbrados
Things to do in Medellín
Every Christmas season, Medellín's public utility EPM switches on the Alumbrados, millions of lights and giant illuminated figures along the river…
Street art in Medellín: where to see the city's murals and graffiti
Things to do in Medellín
Medellín's street art grew out of its hip-hop scene and its hillside neighborhoods, and it's now one of the best reasons to explore the city on foot.…
Riding Medellín's Metrocable: the lines, the views and the way to Parque Arví
Things to do in Medellín
Medellín's Metrocable is a network of 6 cable car lines that carry residents up the steep hillsides as part of the city's public transport, and…
The best things to do in Medellín
Things to do in Medellín
On a first trip to Medellín, ride the Metrocable up to Parque Arví, take a community-led tour of Comuna 13, see Botero's sculptures on Plaza Botero…
Places
Jardín Botánico de Medellín Joaquín Antonio Uribe
North Medellín, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
The Jardín Botánico de Medellín is a free, 13-hectare botanical garden next to Universidad metro station, with more than 1,000 plant species, a…
La Piedra del Peñol (El Peñón de Guatapé)
Guatapé, Guatapé, Antioquia, Colombia
La Piedra del Peñol is a granite dome about 200 meters tall that rises beside the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir, roughly 2 hours east of Medellín. A…
Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín
Ciudad del Río, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
The MAMM is Medellín's museum of modern and contemporary art, set in a converted 1938 steelworks in Ciudad del Río, just south of the city center. It…
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
The Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe is the striking black-and-gray checkerboard building on the edge of Plaza Botero in downtown Medellín.…
Parque Ecoturístico Arví
Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Parque Arví is a vast protected forest park on the mountains east of Medellín, in the rural district of Santa Elena, and the cable car ride up is…
Parque de los Pies Descalzos
El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Parque de los Pies Descalzos, the Barefoot Park, is a free public park in Medellín's administrative center where you're invited to take your shoes…
Parque Explora
North Medellín, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Parque Explora is Medellín's interactive science museum, right next to Universidad metro station in the north of the city. It combines a large…
Plaza Botero
El Centro, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Plaza Botero is a public square in downtown Medellín with 23 monumental bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero, the city's most famous artist. It's…
Centro Comercial Santafé Medellín
El Poblado, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Santafé is one of the largest shopping malls in Medellín, on Avenida El Poblado, with fashion, department stores, a supermarket, restaurants and…