Attractions
Palace of Governors
To begin sightseeing in Santa Fe, start where it all began on
the city's historic central Plaza, which is dominated by the adobe
structure known as the Palace of the Governors, the oldest public
building in the United States. The palace was built...
see full detailsNew Mexico Museum of Art
Opposite the Governor's Palace on Santa Fe's historic Plaza
stands a prime example of Pueblo Revival architecture, built in
1917, which houses the state's oldest art museum, home to more than
20,000 works of art. The distinguished collection spans the
historic art colonies of...
see full detailsMuseum of International Folk Art
The most important and comprehensive collection of
cross-cultural folk art in the world is housed in the Santa Fe
Museum of International Folk Art, about two miles (3km) southeast
of the city's central Plaza on the old Sante Fe Trail. Fascinating
for tourists, and...
see full detailsGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
The museum dedicated to the work of artist Georgia O'Keefe
opened in 1997, eleven years after the death of the artist who
loved the state of New Mexico so much. Since then the museum has
welcomed more than 1.3 million visitors, who come...
see full detailsLoretto Chapel
Although the Loretto Chapel on the Old Santa Fe Trail is no
longer used for worship, it nevertheless remains a place of
congregation, mainly for tourists who come to marvel at the
chapel's 'miraculous' spiral staircase. The chapel, copied from
Sainte-Chapelle Church in Paris,...
see full detailsEl Rancho de las Golondrinas
The 'Ranch of the Swallows' (El Rancho de las Golondrinas) is a
living history site that was originally a real ranch, founded in
the early 1700s, today offering an entertaining and educational
attraction about 15 miles (24km) south-east of Santa Fe's central
Plaza. The...
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The laid-back mountain resort town of Taos, about 70 miles
(113km) north of Santa Fe, is in the centre of New Mexico's most
sparsely populated region, serving as a popular ski resort in
winter and artist's colony all year round. The main attraction...
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