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18 verified places and 41 missions to truly experience Bogota. Must-sees: Gold Museum, Catedral Primada, Monserrate, Plaza de Bolívar. Best known for: Culture, Nature, Leisure.
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CultureGold MuseumMuseum of the Banco de la República next to Parque de Santander, in the centre of Bogotá.CultureCatedral PrimadaCathedral of Bogotá, on the Plaza de Bolívar. The current neoclassical building was erected between 1807 and…NatureMonserrateHill that overlooks Bogotá from the east, at 3,152 metres above sea level, about 500 metres above the city.CulturePlaza de BolívarMain square of Bogotá, in the heart of the historic centre. In the middle is the statue of Simón Bolívar, the…CultureNational Museum of ColombiaThe oldest museum in Colombia, founded in 1823. It occupies the former Panopticon, a radial-plan prison…CultureBotero MuseumArt museum housed in a colonial house in La Candelaria, in the historic centre of Bogotá.CultureMuseum of Modern Art of BogotáMAMBO, founded in 1963 by the art critic Marta Traba. Since 1979 it has occupied a building designed by the…NatureBogotá Botanical GardenJosé Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, founded in 1955 and dedicated to the botanist who led the Royal…CultureCementerio CentralCemetery founded in 1836 in the centre of Bogotá and declared a National Monument.CultureCasa de la MonedaMuseum of the Banco de la República in the building of Bogotá's old mint, where coins were struck from the…CultureLuis Ángel Arango LibraryLibrary of the Banco de la República, opened in 1958 in La Candelaria and one of the most important in…NatureSimón Bolívar ParkLarge metropolitan park in west-central Bogotá, with more than a hundred hectares of meadows, trees and an…LeisureBogotá PlanetariumPlanetarium in the centre of Bogotá, opened in 1969 in the Parque de la Independencia.CultureMuseo ColonialColonial art museum housed in the former Colegio Máximo of the Jesuits, from the 17th century, in La…LeisureParque de la 93Park in the Chicó neighbourhood, in the north of Bogotá, surrounded by restaurants, bars and cafés.LeisureMonserrate Cable CarCable car that climbs from the station at the foot of the hill to the sanctuary of Monserrate, at 3,152…CultureChorro de QuevedoSmall square in La Candelaria that tradition identifies as the place where Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded…CultureFragmentosCounter-monument by the Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, opened in 2018 in La Candelaria.
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Bogota in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Gold Museum, Catedral Primada, Monserrate, Plaza de Bolívar and National Museum of Colombia.
What can you see for free in Bogota?
No entry fee: Catedral Primada, Plaza de Bolívar, Botero Museum, Bogotá Botanical Garden, Casa de la Moneda and Luis Ángel Arango Library.