THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Medellín
From iconic landmarks to hidden gems — explore the best sights and attractions in Medellín with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Medellín
- Plaza Botero — Botero Plaza, surrounded by the Museum of Antioquia and the Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, is a 7,000 m2 outside park that displays 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who donated these and several other artworks for the museum's renovation in 2004. The plaz
- Museo de Antioquia — The Museum of Antioquia is an art museum in Medellín, Colombia. It houses a large collection of works by Medellín native Fernando Botero and Pedro Nel Gómez.
- Parque Arví — Arví Park is both an ecological nature preserve and Pre-Hispanic archeological site on the eastern slopes of Aburrá Valley, in the northeast area of Medellín, Colombia. The park covers several other municipalities of Antioquia, including Envigado, Bello, and Copacabana. It covers
- Botanical Garden of Medellín — The Joaquin Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden of Medellín, more simply known as the Botanical Garden of Medellín, is a 14-hectare botanical garden in Medellín, Colombia. The botanical garden has 4,500 flowers and 139 recorded bird species. It has an important collection of orchids p
- Parque Explora — is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, loosely modeled after San Francisco's Exploratorium. It houses South America's largest freshwater aquarium, Explora Aquarium. The museum contains over 300 interactive attractions, as well as a 3D auditorium, p
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín — The Museum of Modern Art of Medellín is a museum of modern art in the Colombian city of Medellín. It was founded in 1978.