Bogota Travel Guide

Legendary, wildly decorated grill-and-party restaurant in nearby Chía famous for enormous meat platters and dancing that goes until dawn.

Tiny historic tamale-and-hot-chocolate shop near Plaza Bolívar operating since 1816, known for ajiaco and tamal santafereño.

Chef Leonor Espinosa's tasting-menu restaurant celebrating Colombia's Amazonian and Caribbean ingredients, a repeat Latin America's 50 Best entry.

Contemporary Colombian restaurant in Zona G blending Bogotá's produce markets with French technique, run by chef Álvaro Clavijo.

Rustic-chic restaurant in Chapinero focused on Colombian countryside cooking, arepas and slow-cooked meats.

Chef Jorge Rausch's grill restaurant in Zona T serving Latin American open-fire cooking with a strong cocktail program.

Bogotá's main nightlife district in Chapinero, packed with clubs, bars and reggaeton and salsa venues around the pedestrian Zona T plaza.

One of Latin America's largest nightclubs, a converted theater in Chapinero with multiple rooms playing everything from salsa to electronic music.

Beloved salsa bar in La Candelaria's bohemian streets, an intimate spot to dance to classic Afro-Cuban and Colombian salsa records.

World's largest collection of pre-Hispanic gold work, including over 30,000 pieces from cultures across Colombia, next to Parque Santander.

Free museum in La Candelaria showing Fernando Botero's signature voluminous figures alongside his personal collection of Picasso, Monet and Dalí.

Housed in a former panopticon prison, tracing Colombian history and art from pre-Columbian times through the 20th century.

Former colonial mint in La Candelaria now displaying Colombian currency history and colonial-era art.

Cultural cinema on Avenida El Dorado screening arthouse, Colombian and classic films, run by the city's cultural institute.

Major multiplex inside the Centro Andino shopping mall in Zona Rosa, a mainstream option for new releases.

One of the world's largest theater festivals, filling the city's streets and stages with international performing arts groups.

Free, massive outdoor rock festival at Parque Simón Bolívar, one of Latin America's largest rock festivals.

Dramatic 132-meter waterfall on the Bogotá River at the edge of the savanna, viewable from a clifftop lookout near an abandoned hotel.

Iconic 3,152m peak overlooking downtown, reached by cable car or funicular, topped by a white church and panoramic city views.

Sister peak to Monserrate crowned with a large statue of the Virgin Mary, offering a quieter hike with sweeping views over the city.

Colombia's largest gym chain with numerous full-service branches across Bogotá's Chapinero and Zona Rosa neighborhoods.

Public recreational complex in Salitre with pools alongside the amusement park rides.

Bogotá's main amusement park in the Salitre area, with roller coasters and family rides set inside a large urban park.

Amusement park in south Bogotá featuring the Kondor roller coaster, one of the taller rides in the city.