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Allan Houser Sculpture Garden Tours

The Allan Houser Sculpture Garden is located just twenty-five minutes from Santa Fe off Highway 14, New Mexico's historic Turquoise Trail. Allan Houser, Inc. offers daily tours by appointment. They also hold annual events such as the Open House during Indian Market in August and the Sunset Tour in September.

Santa Feans and other New Mexicans regularly frequent the beautiful sculpture gardens and bring their out-of-town guests to see and experience one of the treasures of Northern New Mexico. The Gardens offer the opportunity to bathe in quiet beauty and tranquility and to experience Allan Houser's works in the place they were created.

Our tour guides will show you the pieces that have made Allan Houser one of the most respected modernist sculptors of his time as well as one of the premier Native American artists of the twentieth century.

Contact Information:
P.O. Box 5217
Santa Fe 87502
Phone: 505.471.1528
Fax: 505.471.1482
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Contact person: Ti Stalnaker

Chocolate Lover's Odyssey

Santa Fe may be best known as one of the world's most famous art centers, but serious chocolate lovers know the city is one sweet treat, chock-full of artisans crafting truffles, elixirs and other irresistibles out of high quality cocoa.

Devote a full day or an entire weekend to satisfying your sweet tooth in Santa Fe. You'll be amazed by what our chocolate experts have dreamed up, from green chile pistachio bark to dark chocolate pate infused with chipotle chili and cinnamon.

If you're not a chocolate devotee before you taste our local concoctions, odds are you'll be converted for life before you leave. And who says you can't take it with you? Many Santa Fe chocolate chefs offer their creations online. You can sip hot chocolate spiced with Chimayo red chile or drink a chocolate elixir once considered sacred by Aztec warriors. Savor chocolate chile pinon brownies, lemon verbena truffles and other decadent treats whenever your craving takes hold.

Blaze the Tasting Trail outlined below to discover Santa Fe's choice chocolate spots. You'll visit one extraordinary bakery, several boutiques helmed by chocolate masters and a chocolate house devoted to hand-crafted historic European and Mesoamerican chocolate drinks.

To stimulate your appetite for chocolate even more, read about one travel writer's discovery of "Dark, Delicious Santa Fe" in a recent article published in the Houston Chronicle.

• Chocolate Maven Bakery & Cafe, 821 W. San Mateo Rd.; 800-511-0113/(505) 984-1980
• The Chocolate Smith, 851A Cerrillos Rd.; 888-473-2111/(505) 473-2111
• Kakawa Chocolate House, 1050 E. Paseo de Peralta; 866-982-0388/(505) 982-0388
• Senor Murphy Candymaker, 100 E. San Francisco St.; (505)982-0461
• Todos Santos Chocolates & Confections, 125 E. Palace Ave., No. 31; (505)982-3855