Things to do in Medellín
Museums, parks, street art, cable cars and festivals: the sights and experiences that make Medellín worth the trip.
Places
La Piedra del Peñol (El Peñón de Guatapé)
La Piedra del Peñol is a granite dome about 200 meters tall that rises beside the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir, roughly 2 hours east of…
Centro Comercial Mayorca
Mayorca is one of the biggest shopping centers in the south of the Aburrá Valley, in Sabaneta, with direct access from Itagüí metro…
Acuario Explora
The Medellín Aquarium, officially Acuario Explora, is part of the Parque Explora science museum next to Universidad metro station. Its 2…
Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín
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…
Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe
The Palacio de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe is the striking black-and-gray checkerboard building on the edge of Plaza Botero in downtown…
Parque Ecoturístico Arví
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…
Parque Ciudad del Río
Parque Ciudad del Río is a long, free public park in the Ciudad del Río district, just south of Medellín's center, built on land that was…
Parque de los Pies Descalzos
Parque de los Pies Descalzos, the Barefoot Park, is a free public park in Medellín's administrative center where you're invited to take…
Parque Explora
Parque Explora is Medellín's interactive science museum, right next to Universidad metro station in the north of the city. It combines a…
Plaza Botero
Plaza Botero is a public square in downtown Medellín with 23 monumental bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero, the city's most famous…
Centro Comercial Santafé Medellín
Santafé is one of the largest shopping malls in Medellín, on Avenida El Poblado, with fashion, department stores, a supermarket…
Vivario Parque Explora
The Vivario is the frog and reptile house inside Parque Explora, in north Medellín. It reopened in September 2025 as a refuge for about 65…Guides
The best museums in Medellín
If you only visit one museum in Medellín, make it the Museo de Antioquia for Fernando Botero and Colombian art. Add the Museo Casa de la…
Feria de las Flores: a guide to Medellín's flower festival
The Feria de las Flores is Medellín's biggest festival: about 10 days of parades, concerts and flower shows in early August, ending with…
Comuna 13, Medellín: escalators, murals and how to visit
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…
Medellín's Christmas lights: a guide to the Alumbrados
Every Christmas season, Medellín's public utility EPM switches on the Alumbrados, millions of lights and giant illuminated figures along…
Street art in Medellín: where to see the city's murals and graffiti
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…
Riding Medellín's Metrocable: the lines, the views and the way to Parque Arví
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…