Jardín is identified by its preserved architectural heritage, lush vegetation, and abundant rivers and streams.

The earliest evidence of human settlement in the area comes from graves that probably belonged to people of the Chamíes ethnicity and Catio language.

During this time, a settler named Indalecio Peláez claimed huge tracts of land between two riachuelos known as Volcanes and El Salado in 1863.

In 2012, the Colombian government named Jardín a heritage town of Colombia, making it the second municipality in Antioquia to earn the distinction.

The colonial architecture predominant throughout the area is characterized by whitewashed buildings with brightly painted doors, balconies, and cowhide chairs.

According to figures presented by the National Administrative Department of Statistics 2005 census, the ethnographic makeup of the town is as follows: In the past, most inhabitants dedicated their lives to growing coffee, plantains, beans and sugarcane.

[5] The town's main church is the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, declared a National Monument of Colombia in 1980.

[6] One cable-car ride to a local mountain peak known as the Flower Hilltop (Spanish: Alto de las Flores) or Cristo Rey, in reference to the statue on site, provides a great view of the town.

[7] The second cable-car ride goes to a viewpoint by the name of La Garrucha on the opposite side of town from Alto de las Flores.