A complete travel guide to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Find the first 25 things to do in Santa Fe when celebrating your holiday vacations.

1. The First 25 Things To Do In
Santa Fe
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2. 1. MEOW WOLF
The mysterious multiverse of Meow Wolf brilliantly blends interactive art installations with a fantastical
fun house in “House of Eternal Return.
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3. 2. LORETTO CHAPEL
One of the architectural jewels of Santa Fe is the Loretto Chapel, located just south of the Santa Fe
Plaza.
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4. 3. CANYON ROAD ARTS DISTRICT
Stroll Santa Fe’s fabled Canyon Road and in just a half-mile, you’ll find more than a hundred galleries,
artist studios, shops and restaurants.
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5. 4. SKI SANTA FE AND SKI TAOS
Located 16 miles from downtown, Ski Santa Fe offers 83 trails for skiers and snowboarders, with
1,725 vertical feet of skiing, a base elevation of 10,350 feet and an annual average of 225 inches of
snowfall.
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6. 5. GET OUTSIDE
Santa Fe is surrounded by open space. Just to the east of downtown Santa Fe is the Dale Ball Trails,
with some 30 miles of well-marked trails that criss-cross the foothills. These trails are easy to access
from town by bike, and are only a short drive by car.
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7. 6. PUYE CLIFF DWELLINGS
A National Historic Landmark, Puye Cliff Dwellings once sheltered 1,500 Pueblo people—ancestors
of today’s Santa Claran people— who farmed the land and hunted game from the 900s to 1580 A.D.
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8. 7. MUSEUM HILL
Museum Hill is the perfect place to start your exploration. Situated on a picturesque hill east of
downtown, Museum Hill offers stunning views of the city along with four fine museums—the Museum
of Indian Arts and Culture.
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9. 8. SANTA FE BREWERIES
For a small town, we have some great beer in Santa Fe. It all started with Santa Fe Brewing more
than 30 years ago. Today that brewery is New Mexico’s largest, producing some delicious brews like
7k IPA, Java Stout and a whole host of other tasty draughts.
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10. 9. NEW MEXICO HISTORY MUSEUM &
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
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11. 10. SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
The scenic Santa Fe National Forest sprawls across a staggering 1.6 million acres, containing the
headwaters of three rivers as well as lakes and streams offering terrific trout fishing.
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12. 11. SANTA FE FARMER’S MARKET
At the bustling Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, dozens of farmers, ranchers, artisan cheesemakers,
bakers and others sell their delectable goods to locals and visitors from around the world.
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13. 12. THE SANTA FE RAILYARD
If Canyon Road is Santa Fe’s art heart, then the Santa Fe Railyard is the City’s Hub. The newest
neighborhood, re-fashioned from remnants of the bygone railroad era, is abuzz with shops, cafes,
restaurants, and the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market.
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14. 13. GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is the perfect place to acquaint yourself with one of the world’s most
iconic artists. The museum holds the world’s largest permanent collection of O’Keeffe’s work—with
some 3,000 items including oil paintings, drawings and sculpture, some rarely shown during her
lifetime.
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15. 14. CASINOS NEAR SANTA FE
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16. 15. CROSS OF THE MARTYRS PARK
The Cross of the Martyrs Park, northeast of the Santa Fe Plaza on Paseo de la Loma Hill in Fort
Marcy Park, commemorates the 21 Franciscan friars and Spanish colonists who died during the 1680
Pueblo Revolt.
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17. 16. GHOST RANCH
Steeped in history, Ghost Ranch today serves as an educational and retreat center for
the Presbyterian Church but its grounds were once wetlands, roamed by dinosaurs.
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18. 17. TAKE A DAY TRIP
If you’re able to spend more than a couple of days in Santa Fe, you really should take some time to
explore the surrounding areas. The scenery here is simply too amazing. Luckily, there are plenty of
places to visit within a short drive of town.
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19. 18. SANTA FE BANDSTAND
Santa Fe Bandstand is where the community gathers to shamelessly shake their collective groove
thang.
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20. 19. THE SANTA FE OPERA
All the world’s a stage at the Santa Fe Opera, the internationally renowned summer festival
established in 1956. Located 7 miles north of Santa Fe, on the former grounds of a rustic ranch, the
open-air opera house showcases world premieres and classic and contemporary works performed by
established and emerging opera stars.
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21. 20. TAKE THE MARGARITA TRAIL
Since the Santa Fe Margarita Trail opened in 2016 some 18,000 locals and visitors have traveled
along it, sipping their way to earning commemorative T-shirts and other prizes by collecting stamps
from each venue.
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22. 21. THE SANTA FE PLAZA
The Santa Fe Plaza has reigned as the commercial, political and social center of Santa Fe since the
city was founded in 1610. A National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic
Places.
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23. 22. THE SANTA FE CATHEDRAL
The Regal Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, just east of the Plaza, is one of Santa Fe’s
most striking landmarks. New Mexico’s first archbishop, Jean Baptiste Lamy, directed the cathedral’s
construction, which began in 1869.
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24. 23. SANTA FE ENTERTAINMENT
With brewpubs and lively bars, music festivals and a world-class theater hosting international, national
and local acts, Santa Fe’s entertainment scene rocks.
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25. 24. SHOPPING IN SANTA FE
No matter what treasures you seek, you’ll find them in Santa Fe. The city is a shopper’s paradise,
chock-a-block full of unique boutiques, art galleries, jewelry stores, gift shops, kitchenware, and home
design stores, and so much more.
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26. 25. DINING IN SANTA FE
The star of Santa Fe’s world-famous cuisine is the beloved New Mexico chile, the official state
vegetable. Try it as a hearty stew, a savory sauce ladled over enchiladas and chile relleno and a green
chile cheeseburger that satisfies with every bite. You can savor a world of other cuisines, too

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