Colombia Things to See and Do

Museo del Oro Zenú

Museo del Oro Zenú is an informative and surprisingly educational gold museum. It is nicely...

Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia

For a little taste of modern art, Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia is your best bet. This place...

Museo de Arte Moderno

The Museo de Arte Moderno is a recent institution. Housed in two buildings — the first, built...

Museums of Santa Marta

Santa Marta has a growing number of museums, thanks in part to the Universidad del Magdalena....

Museo Naval del Caribe

This extensive Museo Naval del Caribe recounts Cartagena’s remarkable naval history. The...

Museo de Oro Tairona

In the building that was once Santa Marta’s customs (aduana) house is the Museo de Oro...

Museo de las Fortificaciones and Las Murallas

Construction of Las Murallas, the walls protecting Cartagena de Indias, began in 1586 when...

Morgan's Cave/Pirate Museum/Coconut Museum

Museo Casa Isleña/Island House Museum

Casa Museo Isleña (Island House Museum) is a restored home, an example of traditional...

El Fósil

In 1977 at a hamlet outside Villa de Leyva, some farmers found the skeletal remains of a former...

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino has been around for ages (since 1608) with the mission to...

Museo Casona Taminango de Artes y Tradiciones Populares de Nariño

The casona in which the Taminango museum is housed, built in 1623, is not only the oldest house...

Museo Etnográfico del Hombre Amazónico

Who are the indigenous nations living in the Amazon region? What are their customs? How did the...

Acuario y Museo del Mar del Rodadero

The small boat takes you across the deep blue-green bay to Ensenada Inca Inca, 10 minutes away....

Museums of Barranquilla

Hide away in the air conditioned comfort of Barranquilla’s many museums:...