Attractions
Explore Santa Fe destinations during your trip to the Spring Meeting. For additional information visit Tourism Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Attractions
Museums - Dozens of museums to explore including the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, and more.
Santa Fe Plaza - Historic area with boutiques, restaurants, bookstores and art galleries.
Canyon Road - Home to more than 100 galleries, boutiques and restaurants in one half mile.
Palace of Governors - "Originally constructed in the early 17th century as Spain's seat of government, the Palace of the Governors chronicles the history of Santa Fe, as well as New Mexico and the region. This adobe structure, now the state's history museum, was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark in 1960 and an American Treasure in 1999."
San Miguel Mission - "This Spanish Colonial mission church is considered to be the country's oldest church."
Loretto Chapel - "completed in 1878 and modeled after King Louis IX's Sainte Chapelle in Paris. According to legend, St. Joseph the Carpenter had a role in the building of the chapel's Miraculous Staircase, constructed between 1877 and 1881 with two 360-degree turns and no apparent center pole for structural support."
Other Nearby Attractions
Sandia Peak Tramway - Tramway takes you 10,378 feet atop the Sandia Peak and gives you "11,000 square-mile panoramic view of the Rio Grande Valley and the Land of Enchantment."
Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum - "Exhibits explore the past, present, and future of ballooning, as well as subjects related to the science, engineering, and technology of lighter-than-air aviation and other innovative forms of flight."
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument - "Geologic wonder, full of towering cone-shaped tent rock formations formed after volcanic eruptions took place six to seven million years ago."
Taos Pueblo - A living Native American community located at the base of the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountain range.
Bandelier National Monument - "Over 33,000 acres of rugged but beautiful canyon and mesa country as well as evidence of a human presence here going back over 11,000 years. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls pay tribute to the early days of a culture that still survives in the surrounding communities."
Petroglyph National Monument - "One of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 years ago."
International UFO Museum & Research Center - "The museum contains a variety of material, including documents, eyewitness accounts, and artifacts related to UFO research. Tourists interested in Roswell's alien mystery will also enjoy one of the many local "UFO tours" that visit spots like Building 84 at the former army base where the downed craft and its occupants were allegedly brought by military personnel."