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Unlock the magic of Santa Fe

Santa Fe is New Mexico’s capital and is known as the City Different with a rich history, mixing Hispanic, Anglo and Native American cultures whose influences are apparent everywhere you look from the pueblo-style architecture to the food, art and adobe landmarks. The Palace of the Governors is now home to the New Mexico History Museum.

Attractions in Santa Fe

Santa Fe's historic city square is a great place to explore the blended Mexican, Spanish, and Native American heritage of the city.

Palace of the Governors

Built in 1610, the Palace of the Governors is the oldest continuously occupied public building in the country.

New Mexico History Museum

If you're looking to explore and understand the first peoples and colonial history of New Mexico, this museum details the state's lengthy heritage.

St Francis Cathedral

Originally set up by Franciscan monks in 1593, a parish church has been in continuous operation since 1610 on this site, though it has undergone many restorations and rebuilds.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Known as the 'Mother of American Modernism,' Georgia O'Keeffe painted scapes of New Mexico in equal measure to the skyscrapers of New York City.

New Mexico's cuisine

A blend of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo flavors, to many the food seems like Tex-Mex. However, its' heavy usage of chile earns it distinction.

Santa Fe Arts & Crafts scene

From pottery and painting to photography and weaving, come to Santa Fe prepared to explore its colorful and expansive art scene.

San Miguel Mission

Though little remains of the original building, the San Miguel Mission was built by the Spanish in the early 1600s and is considered the oldest church in America.

De Vargas Street House

Visit a place famed to be America's oldest house, built in the 17th century, which is now a two-room museum, along with a gift shop where local artists showcase their crafts.

The Manhattan Project

At 109 Palace, notice a small, innocuous placard, which was the meeting point for the scientists and officials working on the top-secret Manhattan Project.

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts - MOCNA

IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is unlike any museum you have ever visited. On top of its displays of contemporary art, the MoCNA is also a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Southwest.

New Mexico Museum of Art - MNMF

Explore the New Mexico Museum of Art, which houses more than 20.000 works of American and European art, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, new media, and many more.

Roman Catholic church that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel. It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase.