Historic Sites
If you love history, you've come to the right place. Santa Fe's rich past is preserved in historic sites located throughout and near the city.
Explore ancient Native American ruins filled with petroglyphs or a living history museum devoted to Spanish Colonial life. Visit centuries-old adobe and European-style churches. Ride a historic working railroad or enjoy the unique architecture of downtown Santa Fe.
With such a layered history, Santa Fe draws visitors back over and over again to uncover its fascinating past and experience its unforgettable present.
Explore ancient Native American ruins filled with petroglyphs or a living history museum devoted to Spanish Colonial life. Visit centuries-old adobe and European-style churches. Ride a historic working railroad or enjoy the unique architecture of downtown Santa Fe.
With such a layered history, Santa Fe draws visitors back over and over again to uncover its fascinating past and experience its unforgettable present.
Cerrillos Hills State Park
37 Main Street
Cerrillos, NM 87010
Our location brings you the best of two unique settings.
Just sixteen miles south of Santa Fe and a half mile north of Cerrillos village, the park offers visitors an escape to a quieter time and wilder place. Our trail network leads you past historic mine sites giving you a peek at the natural and cultural history behind the settlement of New Mexico. Guided hikes or interpretive programs every week. Entry is just $5 per vehicle.
In historic Cerrillos village, our Visitor Center offers rental space for your meeting, gathering or special occasion. Complete details here: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/documents/CHSPMulti-Useroomrentalagreement.pdf
In historic Cerrillos village, our Visitor Center offers rental space for your meeting, gathering or special occasion. Complete details here: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/documents/CHSPMulti-Useroomrentalagreement.pdf
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507
El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural farming valley just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum, dedicated to the history, heritage and culture of 18th and 19th century New Mexico, opened in 1972. Original colonial buildings on the site date from the early 1700s. In addition, historic buildings from other parts of northern New Mexico have been reconstructed at Las Golondrinas. Villagers clothed in the styles of the times show how life was lived on the frontier in early New Mexico. Special festivals and weekend events offer visitors an in-depth look into the celebrations, music, dance and many other aspects of life in the Spanish, Mexican and Territorial periods of the Southwest.
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7 Plant Farm Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87506
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High Feather Ranch Bed and Breakfast
29 High Feather Ranch
Cerrillos, NM 87010 USA
Escape! to luxury, rustic elegance and spectacular views south of Santa Fe. Located 15 miles from Santa Fe off the scenic Turquoise Trail, High Feather Ranch is the place to relax, recharge, rejuvenate and let your spirit soar. Privacy on 130 private mesa top acres, bountiful gourmet breakfasts, king beds with Egyptian cotton sheets, custom slate tiled baths with luxuriously plushy towels, fireplaces, private patios, hiking trails, horseback riding and archeology tours in the
historic Cerrillos area are just a few of the reasons you will want to come back again and again. Special occasions, events and celebrations our specialty!
historic Cerrillos area are just a few of the reasons you will want to come back again and again. Special occasions, events and celebrations our specialty!
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
40 miles southwest of Santa Fe
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a geologic wonder, full of towering cone-shaped tent rock formations formed after volcanic eruptions took place six to seven million years ago. Explore the contoured canyons and arroyos carved over the centuries by wind and water on a national recreational trail containing two segments. The Cave Loop Trail is an easy 1.2 mile hike. The more challenging Canyon Trail takes you 1.5 miles one-way into a narrow canyon then steeply up a 630-foot climb to the top of a mesa, with spectacular views of surrounding mountains. (Check the weather report before setting out to hike here as the canyon can flash flood and lightning can strike the ridges.) This is also a wonderful spot for viewing wildlife.
Take I-25 south to exit 264 for Cochiti Pueblo and onto NM 16. Turn right onto NM 22 and follow signs for Cochiti Pueblo and the national monument.
Take I-25 south to exit 264 for Cochiti Pueblo and onto NM 16. Turn right onto NM 22 and follow signs for Cochiti Pueblo and the national monument.
Nedra Matteucci Galleries
1075 Paseo de Peralta
Nedra Matteucci Galleries specializes in 19th and 20th century American art, including the Taos Society of Artists, the Santa Fe art colony, artists of the American West and masters of American Impressionism and Modernism. Also featured is a selection of Russian Realist paintings. Included in the collection are works by important contemporary painters and in our one-acre sculpture garden monumental sculptures by artists of international recognition.
Old Spanish Trail Association
P.O. Box 1080
Warshaw, NC 28173
The mission of the Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA) is to study, preserve, protect, interpret, and promote appropriate use of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail.
OSTA promotes public awareness of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail and its multicultural heritage by encouraging research and publication and partnering with governments and private organizations.
Palace of the Governors
105 W. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
To firmly ground yourself in New Mexico's rich past, visit this museum on the Santa Fe Plaza. Built by the Spanish as a government building in 1610, the Palace remains the country's oldest continuously occupied public building. Its exhibits chronicle the history of Santa Fe as well as New Mexico and the region. American Indian artists sell their wares under its historic portal as part of the Native American Vendors Program. The New Mexico Museum of History, which is physically and thematically linked to the Palace of the Governors is now open.
Santa Fe Plaza
Bordered by San Francisco Street and Washington, Palace and Lincoln avenues
Santa Fe, NM 87501
The heart of downtown Santa Fe for nearly 400 years, the Plaza remains the central part of the city, hosting Indian and Spanish markets and other annual events as well as community gatherings, concerts and more.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
231 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501
One block east of the Plaza on Cathedral Place and San Francisco Street
The crowning achievement of Archbishop Lamy's church construction in New Mexico, the Saint Francis Cathedral was built between 1869 and 1886 and designed in the French Romanesque Revival style. Although its design contrasts the surrounding adobe buildings, the cathedral remains one of Santa Fe's most celebrated landmarks. Built on the site of a church that was destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and replacing a later adobe church called La Parroquia, the Saint Francis Cathedral was created with stone from local quarries. Portions of La Parroquia remain in the form of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, which houses a wooden statue of the Virgin known as Our Lady of Peace. The statue was first brought to Santa Fe in 1625 and was returned to the city by the armies of Don Diego de Vargas during the re-conquest of 1692. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI officially elevated the church to the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Loretto Chapel
207 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
This glorious Gothic-Revival style chapel was completed in 1878 and modeled after King Louis IX's Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The church was built for the Sisters of the Loretto, who established a school in Santa Fe in 1853. 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 means of support. Today, the church is a private museum and a popular site for wedding ceremonies.
Bataan Memorial Military Museum and Library
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Opened by members of New Mexico's national guard shortly after World War II, the museum's main focus is the Bataan Death March, a World War II tragedy in the Philippine Islands that had a significantly harsh impact on New Mexico.
When the Japanese captured 70,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers in 1942, most of New Mexico's national guard was among them. Released more than three years later, only half of the 1,800 men from New Mexico survived to return home. On exhibit are maps, press clippings and testimonials, along with Civil War artifacts and items connected to the codetalkers and other Native Americans who participated in U.S. wars.
The museum is housed in the original Armory where the regiment was processed for service in 1941.
The museum is housed in the original Armory where the regiment was processed for service in 1941.
