New Mexico’s capital Santa Fe in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains is famous for its amazing pueblo buildings and a thriving art community that calls it home.

  • Santa Fe life revolves around its traditional plaza, a lively place with music and a market full of delicious food.
  • Founded in 1610 by the Spanish.
  • The whole area around the plaza is a well-preserved historic district with narrow streets and adobe landmark buildings, such as the Palace of the Governors, which today houses the New Mexico History Museum.
  • Visit Loretto Chapel with its legendary spiral stairs and hear the story about them.
  • Get out of the city and stroll through lush, green Hyde Memorial State Park surrounded by fragrant pines.
  • El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living museum of life in a 18th/19th century Spanish village, with a schoolhouse, a hacienda, and guides dressed in period costumes.
  • The Santa Fe Children's Museum is playful, hands-on center for learning through play with a puppet stage, a garden, and a climbing wall.

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