Where to Play
Attractions for Everyone: From the Ancient to Modern
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The Arts
Santa Fe is a city of art. We are home to hundreds of galleries, studios, museums and annual events.
Please click on the links below to find all the information you may need to get the most out of your visit.
Downtown
The heart of Santa Fe. Here you will feel the spirit of the city surrounded by shops, historic hotels, restaurants, and museums.
Canyon Road
Canyon Road is a world-famous historic street loaded with art galleries, restaurants, and sculpture gardens. It’s the best way to seek inspiration during your art journey in Santa Fe!
https://www.visitcanyonroad.com
The Railyard
Home to contemporary art galleries, shops, Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, and the train station.
https://www.railyardsantafe.com
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
A New Mexico artistic icon.
YouTube about Arts in Santa Fe
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Our History
Santa Fe, the City of “holy faith”, was founded in 1610. The city originated on the site of old Pueblo villages at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Santa Fe is the highest state capital in the USA sitting at nearly 7,000 feet above sea level. Santa Fe is the oldest capital city and the second-oldest surviving city founded by European colonists on land that later became part of the United States.
Here are are few places where you can learn about our past:
Santa Fe History Lesson
https://www.santafe.org/visiting-santa-fe/about-santa-fe/history/
The New Mexico History Museum
San Miguel’s: America’s Oldest Church
Four Museums and Botanic Gardens
Living History near Santa Fe
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Beyond Santa Fe
The discoveries don’t end within Santa Fe’s city limits. Explore charming towns and villages, prehistoric sites, and the birthplace of the atomic bomb. Discover the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains, pueblos, and vistas only New Mexico can offer.
Taos
The Village of Taos is just an hour and a half from Santa Fe with a gorgeous drive through the Rio Grande Gorge Canyon or along the High Road. Taos is full of art, great shopping, more museums, and has the look and feel of the real Old West.
Abiquiu
Discover this tiny village on an old Spanish Land Grant going back centuries. Georgia O’Keeffe came here and never left. You can tour her home and studio and spend a day or a night at Ghost Ranch to take in the red and ochre cliffs and see the most magnificent sunsets in the world.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g29757-Activities-Abiquiu_New_Mexico.html
The High Road
This beautiful road winds through centuries-old villages where you can find dozens of old adobe churches noted is the holy place of Santuario de Chimayo. This road leads from north of Santa and drops you into the outskirts of Taos. If you have time, this is a memorable experience to see and feel in Old New Mexico.
https://www.highroadnewmexico.com
Los Alamos
Where the atomic bomb was invented. Also the gateway into the Valle Caldera National Preserve, an ancient volcano site, and pre-historic Indian ruins at Bandelier National Monument.