Awards & Accolades

The city of Santa Fe shows up in polls and surveys and rankings of all kinds every year. We are always gratified and, at the risk of tooting our own horn too loudly, have rounded up some of these accolades from the past few years.

2024

2024 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

BETWAY
Santa Fe ranked #22 on the outlet's list of the "Ultimate Galentine's Day Destinations" in North America.

BOSS HUNTING
The Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe was selected as one of "The 20 Most Beautiful Hotels in the USA."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked #2 on the list of "The Best Small Cities in the U.S." in the 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked as the #3 city on the list of "The Friendliest Cities in the U.S." as voted by readers in the 2024 Reader's Choice Awards.

FODOR'S TRAVEL
Santa Fe's Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi was honored on the 2025 Fodor's Finest Hotels list of "Best Hotels in the USA & Canada."

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Several Santa Fe locations were honored on the "2024 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners list."

MEN'S JOURNAL
La Fonda on the Plaza was selected as one of "The 20 Best Hotel Bars in America That Define Cocktail Culture"

MICHELIN GUIDE
Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi was awarded one Michelin Key in the 2024 evaluation of hotels in the U.S.

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
Santa Fe was named #1 on the list of "Smaller Cities and Towns" for the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2024.

NEWSWEEK
Santa Fe was voted by readers as the #6 "Best Christmas Town."

PREPLY
Santa Fe ranked #4 on Preply's list of the "Best U.S. cities to explore on foot."

TIME
Modern Elder Academy near Santa Fe was selected as one of "The World's Greatest Places of 2024."

TIMEOUT
Santa Fe was selected as one of "The best underrated summer travel destinations in the U.S."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked the #2 city on the list of "15 Best Cities in the U.S." in the Travel + Leisure 2024 World's Best Awards.

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Inn of the Five Graces ranked on the T+L 500 "Hot List" in the May/June 2024 print issue.

TRAZEE TRAVEL
Santa Fe was selected as the #2 "Friendliest City" in the 2024 "The Trazees" awards.

TRIPADVISOR
Three Santa Fe restaurants ranked on the Tripadvisor “Best Fine Dining Restaurants – United States” list in the 2024 Traveler’s Choice Awards: Sazon at #6, Geronimo at #11 and Sassella at #13.

TRIPADVISOR
Santa Fe's Inn of the Turquoise Bear ranked #4 on the Tripadvisor "Best B&Bs and Inns - United States" list in the 2024 Traveler's Choice Awards.

TRIPADVISOR
Food Tour New Mexico's Food Tour of the Santa Fe Plaza ranked #24 on the Tripadvisor "Best Food and Drink Experiences" list in the 2024 Traveler's Choice Awards.

USA TODAY 10BEST
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta was voted by readers as the #9 "Best Wine Festivals Across the US."

USA TODAY 10BEST
The Santa Fe Plaza was voted by readers into the #7 spot on the Best Public Square (2024) list.

USA TODAY 10BEST
Santa Fe's International Folk Art Market was voted by readers as the #6 "Best Art Festival (2024)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Art was voted by readers as the #9 "Best Art Museum (2024)."

2023

2023 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL
Santa Fe was chosen as one of American Express Travel’s "2024 Trending Destinations: Off the Beaten Path."

BEST LIFE
Santa Fe was selected as the #5 city on the outlet's list of "12 Best U.S. Cities Every Traveler Should See.”

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe was chosen as one of "The 24 Best Places to Go in 2024."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked #6 on the list of "The 10 Friendliest Cities in the U.S."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked #2 on the list of "The Best Small Cities in the U.S." in the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Bishop's Lodge ranked #1 on the 2023 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list of "Top 20 Resorts in the Mountain West," and #10 on the list of "Best Resorts in the World."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Inn of the Five Graces ranked #6 on the 2023 Conde Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards list of "Top 10 Hotels in the Southwest & West."

CONDE NAST TRAVELLER UK
Santa Fe was selected as one of the publication's "Top 10 destinations for spring 2023."

COSMOPOLITAN
Santa Fe was named the #2 destination on the publication's "40 of the Best Girls' Trip Destinations in the U.S. to Book RTF Now" list.

FODOR'S TRAVEL
Bishop's Lodge was selected as one of the "Best Hotels in North America."

FOOD & WINE
Santa Fe was honored in the Food & Wine Magazine Global Tastemaker Awards on the list of "The 10 Best Cities for Neighborhood Restaurants in the U.S."

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Several Santa Fe locations were honored on the "2023 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners list."

FROMMER'S
Santa Fe was chosen as one of "Frommer's Best Places to go in 2024."

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Santa Fe was honored as a winner in the 2024 Best Family Travel Awards as a must-see city.

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Santa Fe was selected as one of the “Best Solo Travel Destinations in the United States for an Unforgettable Adventure.”

LONELY PLANET
Santa Fe ranked on the publication's list of, "The top 12 places to visit in the USA."

MEN'S JOURNAL
Santa Fe was selected as one of the "9 Best Small Towns in America for Every Type of Traveler" and designated at the "best for art lovers."

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
The Santa Fe International Film Festival was selected by MovieMaker Magazine as the one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2023."

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
Santa Fe ranked as the #1 smaller city on the magazine's 2023 list of the "Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker."

PUREWOW
Santa Fe was named one of "The 6 Best Places to Travel in May 2023."

REDBOOK MAGAZINE
Santa Fe was selected by the magazine's Travel Editor as the #4 most beautiful city in the world.

RETIREBETTERNOW.COM
Santa Fe was selected as one of the "23 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. in 2023."

SUNSET MAGAZINE
Santa Fe County was named one of the "Best Destinations in the West" in the publication's 2023 Travel Awards.

SUNSET MAGAZINE
Bishop's Lodge was honored as one of the west's "Best Luxury Resorts" in the Sunset 2023 Travel Awards.

THE FAMILY VACATION GUIDE
Santa Fe ranked in the #2 spot on the outlet's list of "US Cultural Hotspots: The Top US Cities For A Vacation Packed With Culture."

THE TRAVEL
Santa Fe was selected as one of the “10 cheapest (and still exciting) vacation spots in the US.”

TRAVELAWAITS
Santa Fe's Sky Railway was selected as the #1 "Most Beautiful U.S. Train Trip to Experience in 2023."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Ojo Santa Fe ranked #14 on the list of the "16 Best Spa Weekend Getaways in the U.S."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked #13 of the "25 Best Christmas Towns in the USA."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked the #2 city on the list of readers' “15 Favorite Cities in the United States 2023,” in the Travel + Leisure 2023 World's Best Awards. Santa Fe also ranked #21 on the list of "25 Favorite Cities in the World 2023."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Two Santa Fe hotels, Bishop’s Lodge and Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, ranked on the Travel + Leisure Reader’s Choice list of “The 500 Best Hotels in the world.”

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was chosen as one of "The 21 Best U.S. Cities for Fall Travel."

TRIPADVISOR
Three Santa Fe restaurants ranked on the Tripadvisor “Best Fine Dining Restaurants – United States” list in the 2023 Traveler’s Choice Awards: Sazon at #6, Geronimo at #11 and Sassella at #13.

USA TODAY 10BEST
La Fonda on the Plaza ranked #9 on the 10Best list for "Best Historic Hotel (2023)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta ranked #7 on the 10Best list for "Best Wine Festival (2023)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
The Santa Fe Plaza ranked #6 on the 10Best list for "Best Public Square (2023)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
Two Santa Fe art museums made the 10Best list of "Best Art Museum (2023)." The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Art ranked #3 and the Museum of International Folk Art ranked #10.

USA TODAY 10BEST
Santa Fe Spirits was ranked #2 on the 10Best list for "Best Craft Brandy (2023)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
Food Tour New Mexico ranked #6 on the 10Best list for "Best Food Tour (2023)."

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Santa Fe's Pride celebration was chosen as one of the "21 Top Pride Parades and Celebrations in the U.S. for 2023."

VERANDA
Santa Fe was selected as one of "The 10 Best Places Around the World to Travel This December."

WALL STREET JOURNAL
Ski Santa Fe was ranked #89 on the list of "The 100 Best Ski Resorts in the U.S. and Canada."

WINE SPECTATOR
Santa Fe was selected by editors as one of their "10 Great Destinations for Food and Wine Across America."

2022

2022 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
Bishop's Lodge was chosen as one of the "26 Exceptional Properties to Book Now," in the AD 2022 Hotel Awards.

BOOKING.COM
Santa Fe was identified by Booking.com as a "Top Trending Destination for 2023," based on global booking trends.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked #3 on the list of "The Best Small Cities in the U.S." in the 2022 Reader's Choice Awards.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe was selected as one of "The 32 Best Places to Spend Christmas Around the World."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Bishop's Lodge ranked #21 on the 2022 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list for "Top 25 Hotels in the Southwest & West."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe ranked in the #7 spot on the list of, "The 10 Friendliest Cities in the U.S." The rankings were based on the publication's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Bishop's Lodge was chosen as one of "The Best New Hotels in the USA and Canada," on the 2022 Hot List.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Bishop's Lodge was listed as one of "The Best New Hotels for a Domestic Getaway," on the 2022 Hotel List.

COSMOPOLITAN
Santa Fe was chosen as the #2 spot on the list of, "The 13 Best Places to go on your Honeymoon in the Good Ol' USA."

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Several Santa Fe locations were honored on the "2022 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award Winners list."

HISTORIC HOTELS OF AMERICA
La Fonda on the Plaza was listed on the, "Top 25 Historic Hotels of America, Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions" 2022 list.

HOUSE DIGEST
Santa Fe was named one of the "Best Places to Buy a Vacation Rental."

OPENTABLE
Santa Fe restaurant, Izanami, made the list of the "100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants in America for 2022," based on verified diner reviews.

SMART MEETINGS
TOURISM Santa Fe was honored as a "2022 Platinum Choice Award" winner by meeting planner readers of Smart Meetings magazine.

SUNSET MAGAZINE
Santa Fe landed on the "2022 Sunset Travel Awards: 100 Reasons We Love the West Right Now" list with recognition for its “sense of place and purpose” and is referred to as a “standout Southwest culture trip.”

THRILLIST
Santa Fe was included on a list of America's greatest ski towns.

TRAVELAWAITS
Santa Fe was voted the #1 favorite city in the U.S. to visit by TravelAwaits readers in the 2022 Best of Travel Awards. The full list is found in the article, "Our 12 Favorite Cities in the U.S. to Visit."

TRAVELAWAITS
Santa Fe's Sky Railway was selected as the #1 "Most Beautiful U.S. Train Trip to Experience in 2023."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked #13 of the "25 Best Christmas Towns in the USA."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked the #3 city on the 2022 World's Best Awards list of the "Top 15 Cities in the U.S."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe hotel, Bishop's Lodge, ranked #1 on the 2022 World's Best Awards list of the "15 Best Resorts in the Western United States."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe spa resort, Ten Thousand Waves, ranked #2 on the 2022 World's Best Awards list of the "15 Best Destination Spas in the U.S."

TRAVEL+ LEISURE
Santa Fe was ranked #7 in a Travel+Leisure article listing, "The 10 Best Cities in the World for Art Lovers." The article was based on a money.co.uk study.

TRIPADVISOR
Two Santa Fe restaurants ranked on the Tripadvisor “Best Fine Dining Restaurants – United States” list in the 2022 Traveler’s Choice Awards: Sazon at #8 and Geronimo at #15.

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
The Inn of the Five Graces was ranked the #1 "Best hotel in New Mexico" and #76 on the list of "Best USA Hotels" for 2022.

USA TODAY 10BEST
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta was voted #4 on the 10Best list of "Best Wine Festival (2022)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
The Santa Fe Farmers Market was voted #6 on the 10Best list of "Best Farmers Markets (2022)."

USA TODAY 10BEST
Meow Wolf House of Eternal Return was voted #6 on the 10Best list of "Where to soak in the 10 best immersive art experiences in the US."

USA TODAY 10BEST
Two Santa Fe art museums made the 10Best list of "Best Art Museum (2022)." The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Art ranked #6 and the Museum of International Folk Art ranked #9.

YELP
Kakawa Chocolate House ranked #2 in the "Top 20 places for hot chocolate across the US."

2021

2021 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

ASKMEN.COM
Ojo Santa Fe was chosen as one of the "Best Wellness Hotels & Resorts in the U.S.," by AskMen.com.

BUZZ FEED
The Santa Fe Margarita Trail was listed in the #1 spot on Buzz Feed's list of "21 Booze-Filled Experiences In The US For Anyone Who Likes A Drink Every Now And Then."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Conde Nast Traveler ranked Santa Fe as the #4 city in their Reader’s Choice Awards for the category of “Top 10 Small Cities in the U.S.”

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Four Santa Fe hotels were honored on the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list for "Top 20 Hotels in the Southwest & West."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa Resort and Ojo Santa Fe Resort were selected in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list of "Top Spa Resorts in the United States."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Santa Fe was included on a Conde Nast Traveler list of the "Best U.S. Cities to Visit at Christmas."

FODOR'S
Santa Fe was included on a top ten list by Fodor's featuring, "Which U.S. Desert Destination is the Perfect Escape for you?"

FORBES
Santa Fe was chosen as the #3 city on a list of "The 22 Best Places To Travel In 2022, According To Ovation Travel Group."

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE
Santa Fe ranked as the #2 small city on the Moviemaker Magazine 2021 list of the "Best Places to live and work as a movie maker."

THE FIFTY BEST
Santa Fe Spirits received a Silver Medal in the category of "Best American Single Malt," judged by The Fifty Best.

REDFIN BLOG
Santa Fe ranked as the #3 city on the Redfin Blog list of "Top 10 Underrated Ski Towns to Own a Winter Home."

RETIRE BETTER NOW
Santa Fe was selected as one of the "21 Best Places to Retire in 2021," by RetireBetterNow.com.

TIME MAGAZINE
Santa Fe made the TIME Magazine list of the "World's Greatest Places 2021."

TOWN & COUNTRY
Santa Fe was selected as one of the top "9 Best Places to Visit in November."

TRAVEL + LEISURE
The City of Santa Fe was recognized as the number two best city on the “Top 15 Cities in the United States” list in the 2021 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe hotel the Inn of the Five Graces ranked number two on the list of "Top 15 City Hotels in the Continental U.S." and number 66 on the list of the "Top 100 Hotels in the World" in the 2021 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.

TRAVEL + LEISURE
Santa Fe was listed as one of the "Best Places to Spend Christmas."

TRIPADVISOR
Two Santa Fe Restaurants placed in the top 25 on the Tripadvisor Traveler's Choice list of "Best Fine Dining Restaurants - United States." Sazon ranked at #4 and Geronimo at #11 in 2021.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
The Santa Fe Farmers Market was voted as the #6 "Best Farmers Market," in a USA Today 10 Best Reader's Choice Poll.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
Santa Fe's Railyard Arts District was voted as the #9 "Best Arts District," in a USA Today 10 Best Reader's Choice Poll.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
The Meow Wolf House of Eternal Return was voted as the #6 "Best Immersive Art Experience," in a USA Today 10 Best Reader's Choice Poll.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Fe was voted at the #3 "Best Art Museum (2021)," in a USA Today 10 Best Reader's Choice Poll.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
The Santa Fe Plaza was voted as the #3 "Best Public Square," in a USA Today 10 Best Reader's Choice poll.

USA TODAY 10 BEST
Kakawa Chocolate House ranked as one of "10 of the best hot chocolates across the United States," according to USA Today 10 Best.

U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
Several Santa Fe hotels ranked at the top of the 2021 Best Hotels in the U.S. list curated by U.S. News and World Report.

2020

2020 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

AFAR

Santa Fe was featured by AFAR as the #3 Best Small City in the United States for 2020 based on rankings determined by Resonance, a consultancy group in real estate, tourism, and economic development.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

St. John's College in Santa Fe was selected by Conde Nast Traveler for their list of The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler ranked Santa Fe as the #2 city in their Reader’s Choice Awards for the category of “Top 10 Small Cities in the U.S.”

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Five Santa Fe hotels were honored in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards category for "Top 20 Hotels in the Southwest & West."

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Ten Thousand Waves was selected as #18 on the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list of "Top 20 Destination Spa Resorts in the United States."

INSURIFY

Santa Fe ranked as the most educated city in New Mexico in the Insurify Most Educated Cities of 2020 awards.

LIVABILITY

Livability included Santa Fe on the list of "8 up and coming small cities close to major metros."

LIVABILITY

Livability selected Santa Fe for their 2020 list of the "Top 100 Best Places to Live."

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE

Santa Fe ranked as the #3 small city on the Moviemaker Magazine 2020 list of the "Best Places to live and work as a movie maker."

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

New Mexico's Pueblo Nations were included on the National Geographic Best of the World list featuring 25 Destinations on the rise for 2021.

SMU NATIONAL CENTER FOR ARTS RESEARCH

Santa Fe ranked #1 on the list of the “Top 10 Most Arts Vibrant Medium Communities” in the 2020 Southern Methodist University (SMU) National Center for Arts Research Arts Vibrancy Index.

TRAVEL + LEISURE

The City of Santa Fe was recognized as the number three city on the “Top 15 Cities in the United States” list in the 2020 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Santa Fe spa, Ojo Santa Fe, has been recognized as the number two best spa and Ten Thousand Waves as the number fourteen on the “Top 15 Domestic Spas” list in the 2020 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Santa Fe hotel the Inn of the Five Graces ranked number eleven on the list of "Top 15 City Hotels in the Continental U.S." in the 2020 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards.

TRIPADVISOR

Santa Fe's Inn of the Five Graces ranked #9 on the list of Top 25 Small Hotels - United States.

TRIPADVISOR

Two Santa Fe restaurants ranked on the Tripadvisor list of Best Fine Dining Restaurants - United States: Geronimo at #6 and Sazon at #12.

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

The Inn of the Five Graces ranked #28 on the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Hotels in the U.S. list

WESTERN STATES ARTS FEDERATION

The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), a nonprofit arts service organization named Santa Fe #1 on its list of the 30 Most Creative Small Cities in America.

2019

2019 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

24/7 WALL STREET

24/7 Wall Street awarded the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum as New Mexico’s museum of choice for “The best museum in every state.”

AFAR

Santa Fe was named by Afar as one of the "10 Best Places to Travel in July"

APARTMENT THERAPY

Apartment Therapy awarded Santa Fe the "Best Local Spring Break Spot in Every State Across the U.S."

CBS LOCAL

CBS Local named Santa Fe as one of “The Best Romantic Destinations in America” for Valentine’s Day 2019

CHAMBEROFCOMMERCE.ORG

Top 100 US Cities to Retire in 2019 list ranks Santa Fe #43

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler ranked Santa Fe as the #2 city in their Reader’s Choice Awards for the category of “Top 10 Small Cities in the U.S.”

CUBESMART SELF STORAGE

CubeSmart Self Storage has named Santa Fe as one of the greenest cities in America

DEPARTURES' 2019 LEGEND AWARDS

Santa Fe was noted as an honoree in the Departures’ 2019 Legend Awards under the category of “Best Cities to Visit This Year.”

FORBES

Forbes 14 Best Places To Travel In The US In 2019

HOUSE METHOD

House Method selected Inn of the Five Graces as one of the Best Micro Getaways for Design Lovers

INSURIFY

Insurify selected Santa Fe as the city with the “Best Up & Coming Housing Market” in New Mexico in their 2019 Awards.

LIVABILITY

Livability selected Santa Fe as one of the 10 Best Places to Get a Fresh Start in 2019

LIVABILITY

2019 10 Best Affordable Honeymoon Spots in the US:#10 Santa Fe

MARKETWATCH

MarketWatch selected Santa Fe one of the “The best little cities to live if you love the outdoors”

MATADOR NETWORK

Santa Fe was chosen as the New Mexico location in the Matador Network article identifying “The best spring break destination in every state.”

MENTAL FLOSS

Collected Works in Santa FE represented New Mexico's selection in a new accolade on "Best Bookstore in Every State"

MONEY

Money's Best Places to Live 2019 list ranks Santa Fe #41

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE

Santa Fe is #3 on the list of small cities by Moviemaker Magazine 2019 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker

OPEN TABLE

Geronimo was awarded on Open Table's list of 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2019

OYSTER

Oyster chose Santa Fe as one of “The best spring break destinations for families.”

PENNYGEEKS

Santa Fe Ranked #3 on 2019 list of the Top Cities for Women Entrepreneurs in the U.S.

PUREWOW

Ski Santa Fe was chosen as one of The 23 Best Ski Resorts in America by PureWow

REVIEW.COM

Review.com selected Santa Fe as one of the Best places to visit with your dog in 2019

SMU NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH

Santa Fe ranked #1 on the list of the “Top 10 Most Arts Vibrant Medium Communities” in the 2019 Southern Methodist University (SMU) National Center for Arts Research (NCRA) Arts Vibrancy Index

SUNSET MAGAZINE

Readers of Sunset Magazine selected Santa Fe as the West's "best Art Town" in the 2019 Reader's Choice travel awards.

TRAVEL & LEISURE

Travel & Leisure awarded Santa Fe one of the "Best Places to Travel in June"

TRAVEL & LEISURE

Travel + Leisure named La Posada de Santa Fe as one of the “Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in the U.S.”

TRAVEL & LEISURE

The City of Santa Fe has been recognized as the number two city on the “Top 15 Cities in the United States” list in the 2019 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.

TRAVEL & LEISURE

The City of Santa Fe has been recognized as the number 14 city on the “Top 15 Cities in the World” list in the 2019 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor Names Santa Fe a Top Place to Visit in 2019

TRIPADVISOR TRAVELER'S CHOICE AWARDS

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards - Inn of the Five Graces was awarded #13 in a list of the Top 25 Small Hotels in the U.S

TRIPSAVVY

TripSavvy named Santa Fe one of "The Best LGBT Friendly Destinations of 2019"

U.S. NEWS

U.S. News 2019 Best Hotels Rankings - #1 The Inn of the Five Graces, #2 Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi (Gold Winner)

YOURTANGO.COM

YourTango.com named Santa Fe one of the 5 Best U.S. Vacation Destinations For Couples To Explore In 2019

2018

2018 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

APARTMENT THERAPY

Santa Fe named the #3 Best Small City in America to Live by Apartment Therapy

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

Santa Fe was named one of the Top 5 Destinations Design and Music Lovers Should Visit in July by Architectural Digest

BESTPRODUCTS.COM

BestProducts.com names Santa Fe one of The 50 Best Places to Visit in the USA

CBS LOCAL

CBS Local named Santa Fe as having the "Best Art Museums In The Southwest"

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler names Santa Fe one of the 9 U.S. Cities that are Even Better in Winter

CONDE NAST TRAVELER’S READERS’ CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards names Santa Fe the #2 Best Small City in the U.S.

CREATIVE VITALITY SUITE

Santa Fe, NM ranks In The Top 100 Creative Economies In The US by Creative Vitality Suite

EXPEDIA

Expedia names Santa Fe one of the most delicious destinations in the U.S.

EXPEDIA

Santa Fe is highlighted on Expedia's list of America’s most artistic towns

FORBES

Santa Fe listed as one of the 14 best places to travel in the US in 2019 by Forbes

HOMETOGO

HomeToGo ranked Santa Fe as one of the top destinations for millennial travelers 2019

INSURIFY

Insurify recognizes Santa Fe at the Greenest City in New Mexico in their Greenest City Awards

MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE

Movie Maker Magazine: Santa Fe #3 Best Small City to Live & Work as a Filmmaker

MSN

MSN Names Santa Fe the Hippest City in New Mexico as part of their roundup of The Hippest City in Every State

OPEN TABLE

Open Table named Geronimo as one of “The 100 Restaurants in America With the Best Wine List”

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE

Outside Magazine names Santa Fe as one of their America’s Smartest Towns for “The Dream Town Blueprint”

POPSUGAR

The Santa Fe Margarita Trail made the list of The 10 Best Food and Drink Trails to Explore in America by Popsugar

READERS DIGEST

Readers Digest honored Santa Fe on a list of the The Best Weekend Getaways in Every State

SENIORADVICE

Santa Fe was named one of the Top 20 Cities for LGBT-Friendly Retirement in 2018 by SeniorAdvice

SMU NATIONAL CENTER FOR ARTS RESEARCH

Santa Fe ranked #1 on the list of the “Top 10 Most Arts Vibrant Medium Communities” in the 2018 Southern Methodist University (SMU) National Center for Arts Research (NCRA) Arts Vibrancy Index

THE DAILY MEAL

The Daily Meal ranks Santa Fe Bite the #8 Best Burger in America

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST READER’S CHOICE

The Travel + Leisure 2018 World’s Best Reader’s Choice Awards names Santa Fe #4 of the Top 15 Cities in the U.S.

TRAVELPULSE

TravelPulse chose Santa Fe as one of “America’s 30 Best Cities for Stunning Art, Architecture.”

TRAVELPULSE

TravelPulse chose Santa Fe restaurant, Santa Fe Bite, for having The Best Burger in New Mexico

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor chose Santa Fe as one of the 15 Best Solo Vacations in America

TRIPADVISOR

Santa Fe makes TripAdvisor’s list of the Top 30 USA Cities to Visit in 2018

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

U.S. News & World Report ranks the Inn of the Five Graces as the best hotel in New Mexico as part of the Best Hotels in Every State report

WORLD FOOD TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Santa Fe one of only two cities recognized worldwide in “Best Food/Beverage Destination Experience” category in the 2018 Foodtrekking Awards by the World Food Travel Association

2017

2017 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

10BEST READERS’ CHOICE

Santa Fe takes 2nd in 10Best Readers’ Choice poll Best Place to Ring in the New Year

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

Architectural Digest says Santa Fe is one of The 8 Best Destinations for the Solo Traveler

BIZBASH MAGAZINE

BizBash Magazine lists Santa Fe in the Top 25 Destinations for Smaller Meetings

CBS LOCAL

CBS Local includes Santa Fe on their list of Best American History Vacation Spots

CONDE NAST READER’S CHOICE

Conde Nast Reader’s Choice 2017: #4 Best Small City in the United States

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Santa Fe #5 of 15 in Conde Nast Traveler’s list of The World's Best Cities for Arts and Culture

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Santa Fe recognized by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine as one of the 10 Best Places to Visit This Summer

DEPARTURES MAGAZINE

Departures Magazine included Santa Fe as one of The Most Inspiring Art Cities in America

EXPEDIA VIEWFINDER

Expedia Viewfinder: 14 of the Most Romantic US Getaways

EXPEDIA VIEWFINDER BLOG

Expedia Viewfinder Blog names Santa Fe one of the Top Vacation Home Destinations in 2017

GOODDEEDSEATS.COM

Santa Fe listed as one of the 50 Best Smaller College Towns with the Best Music Scenes by GoodDeedSeats.com

MIC.COM

Santa Fe was recognized by Mic.com as one of 8 Stunning Places to See the Best Fall Foliage

MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE

Movie Maker Magazine: Santa Fe #2 Best Small City to Live & Work as a Filmmaker

MYDOMAINE.COM

Santa Fe named one of The Best Cities in the World for Female Travelers, No Matter Your Age by MyDomaine.com

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ARTS RESEARCH

National Center for Arts Research ranked Santa Fe #2 on their list of top 10 most arts vibrant medium communities as part of the Arts Vibrancy Index

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

National Geographic names Santa Fe one of America’s 20 Best Mountain Bike Towns

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

National Geographic names Santa Fe Winner in World Legacy Awards — #1 in Sense of Place Category

NATIONAL LIFE GROUP

Canyon Road recognized as a Main Street Across America by National Life Group

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE

Outside Magazine names Santa Fe as one of their Best Towns Ever - Where to Live Now for Best Combination of Mountains & Margaritas

READER’S DIGEST

Reader’s Digest lists Santa Fe as one of 11 Epic Vacation Destinations for Adrenaline Junkies

REDBOOK MAGAZINE

Redbook Magazine lists Santa Fe as one of the 50 Amazing Places in the U.S. You’ve Got to Take Your Kids to

REWARDEXPERT

Santa Fe, NM was named the #1 foodie destination in the Mountain West region in RewardExpert’s ranking of 2017’s Best American Foodie Towns

SUNSET MAGAZINE

The Compound Restaurant made Sunset Magazine’s list of 8 Perfect Places to Eat Out for Christmas

TIME MAGAZINE

Santa Fe is highlighted as one of 33 Amazing U.S. Cities You Should Visit in 2018 by TIME Magazine

TRAVEL + LEISURE

The Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta was included in the Travel + Leisure Magazine list of 12 Best Food Festivals Happening This Fall

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Travel + Leisure names Santa Fe #2 of the Top 15 Cities in the U.S.

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Travel + Leisure names Santa Fe #11 of the World’s Top 15 Cities.

TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE'S READER'S CHOICE

Santa Fe Wins Travel + Leisure Magazine's Reader's Choice Destination of the Year 2017

TRAVEL + LEISURE: AMERICA’S FAVORITE PLACES 2017 SURVEY

America’s Favorite Cities – Santa Fe ranked #4
America’s Best Cities for Food – Santa Fe ranked # 5
America’s Friendliest Cities – Santa Fe ranked #16

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor Lists Santa Fe as one of America’s 15 Most Romantic Cities for Winter Travel

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor includes Santa Fe in their list of Affordable Summer City Trips Out West

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor names Santa Fe a Top Affordable City for an Epic Group Getaway

2016

2016 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

AARP

AARP: Top 10 Cities for Art Lovers #1

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL’S READER’S CHOICE AWARDS

Albuquerque Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards name Santa Fe Top Day Trip Destination

AMERICA UNRAVELED

America Unraveled: Foraging at America’s Farmers’ Markets–Our Top 5 – Santa Fe Farmers' Market #1

BUZZFEED

Buzzfeed: Best Wine Bar To Get Classy Drunk - TerraCotta

CBS LOCAL

22 CBS Local affiliates around the country: Best Backpacking Trails in the Continental US

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler names Santa Fe one of the Friendliest Cities in the U.S.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler: The 12 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. — Santa Fe #2

CONDE NAST TRAVELER

Conde Nast Traveler: Best Cities for Vegetarians #8

CONDE NAST TRAVELER READERS’ CHOICE

Santa Fe ranked 5th in the World in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

CONDE NAST TRAVELER READERS’ CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler: Reader’s Choice Best Shopping Cities In The World

CONDE NAST TRAVELERS READERS’ CHOICE

Santa Fe ranked 3rd in the US in Conde Nast Travelers Readers’ Choice awards for Top Small Cities

FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE

Forbes Travel Guide Awards: Four Star Hotels, Restaurants & Spas

GEAR PATROL

Gear Patrol: The Adventure List - 25 Best Places To Travel In 2016

GOGOBOT

Gogobot: The 10 Hippest Mid-Sized Cities In America

HHA AWARDS

La Fonda on the Plaza named Best Historic Hotel in the HHA Awards

HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM

Housebeautiful.com: The Most Romantic Restaurants In Every State - Santa Café

INFOGROUP

Infogroup: Top Ten Foodie Cities In America

LIVABILITY

LivAbility: The 10 Best Places for Wine] – Santa Fe #2

MONEY MAGAZINE

Money Magazine: #7 Best Domestic Destination

MOVIEMAKER

MovieMaker: Best Places To Live And Work As A Filmmaker - Santa Fe #4

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

The National Endowment for the Arts, in a major study called Creativity Connects: Trends and Conditions Affecting U.S. Artists, named Santa Fe as the number one city in the nation in artists per capita

OPEN TABLE

Open Table: Top 25 Most Romantic Cities in America - Santa Fe #5

PUREWOW

PureWow: Most Iconic Restaurant in Every State – Café Pasqual’s

SPOON UNIVERSITY

Spoon University: Best Milkshake In Every State In America – The Shake Foundation

THE DAILY MEAL

The Daily Meal: 101 Best Casual Restaurants In America – includes The Shed and Santa Fe Bite

THE REVVER

The Revver: Best Motorcycle Locations in the United States

THRILLIST

Thrillist: Best Donut Shops In America – Whoo’s Donuts

THRILLIST

Thrillist: The Most Beautiful Historic Neighborhoods in the Country

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Travel + Leisure: Best American Cities for Food — SantaFe #7

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Travel + Leisure: Where To Splurge And Budget In The New Year In U.S., Central America And Mexico

TRAVEL + LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS 2016 READERS SURVEY

Travel + Leisure: World’s Best Awards 2016 Readers Survey – Santa Fe #4

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor’s HolidayLettings names Santa Fe Spirits one of the Top Distilleries to Tour in the U.S.

TRIPADVISOR

TripAdvisor: Museums Worth Traveling For — Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

TRIPPING.COM

Tripping.com: Best Farmers Markets In The U.S.A.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

U.S. Census Bureau rates Santa Fe #15 in the country and #1 in New Mexico for Startups, based on percentage of total employment made up by new firms.

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

U.S. News & World Report: Top 7 Destinations For A Digital Detox in 2016

U.S. NEWS TRAVEL

U.S. News Travel: 50 Best Hotels In The U.S.A. – Santa Fe’s Inn Of The Five Graces #17

USA TODAY

USA Today 10 Best: Best College Small Town — #8

VARIETY MAGAZINE

Variety Magazine names Santa Fe University of Art & Design in their article Entertainment Education - Schools On The Move

2015

2015 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

10BEST

Santa Fe International Folk Art Market #1 and Art Santa Fe #4 in 10Best.com reader’s poll

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH

American Institute For Economic Research names Santa Fe #6 Top College Cities & Towns In America.

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION

American Planning Association names Santa Fe Railyard as one of the Great Places In America in the 2015 Great Public Spaces category

BOOKING.COM

Booking.com Names Santa Fe one of the Top 7 Emerging Food Capitals In The U.S.

BUSTLE.COM

Santa Fe named as one of the Top 7 Destinations for Singles by Bustle.com

CONDE NAST 2014 READERS SURVEY

Santa Fe voted America’s 7th Best Food City by Conde Nast 2014 Readers

CONDÉ NAST READERS

Condé Nast Readers name Santa Fe the #2 Best Small City in the Country.

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER

Condé Nast Traveler names Santa Fe as the #6 Friendliest City In The U.S.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER 2015 READER’S CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler 2015 Reader’s Choice Awards named Santa Fe the #2 Best Small City In The United States

CONDE NAST TRAVELER 2015 READER’S CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler 2015 Reader’s Choice scores Santa Fe #6 best overall among world’s cities

CONDE NAST TRAVELER READER'S CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler Reader's Choice 2015: Santa Fe one of the 22 Best Small Town Family Weekend Destinations.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER READERS’ CHOICE

Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice 2015 places six Santa Fe hotels in the Top 12 Hotels In The Southwest and two Santa Fe properties in the Top 25 Resorts In Texas & The Southwest

DESTINATION WEDDINGS & HONEYMOONS MAGAZINE

Santa Fe named a top wedding destination by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine

EATER

ELOISA at the Drury Plaza Hotel was included in the 21 Best New Restaurants in America by Eater.

FINDTHEHOME AND FINDTHECOMPANY

FindTheHome and FindTheCompany analyzed Dun & Bradstreet data to determine 27 Cities To Visit If You Really Love Ice Cream, Santa Fe placed 24th. Santa Fe was also named as one of The 50 Most Zen Cities in America and one of America's Fittest Cities.

LISTSFORALL.COM

ListsForAll.com named Santa Fe one of the Best Vacation Spots in the U.S.

LISTSFORALL.COM

ListsForAll.com named Santa Fe one of the Best Vacation Spots in the U.S.

MONEY MAGAZINE

Santa Fe named one of Money's Best Places to Retire by Money Magazine

MOVIEMAKER

Santa Fe Makes top 3 cities on MovieMaker list.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Nat Geo Names Santa Fe Top Ten High Altitude City in the World

NCAR

Santa Fe named #2 City In The U.S. For Arts Vibrancy in small to medium sized cities (up to One Million pop) by NCAR

NERD WALLET

Santa Fe named #1 City for Women Owned Business by Nerd Wallet

POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE

Santa Fe named the #1 World’s Best Places to Photograph: 2015 Readers Poll by Popular Photography Magazine

THE CULTURE TRIP

The Culture Trip named the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts as “Top Places In The U.S. To See Native American Art.”

THE CULTURE TRIP

The Culture Trip names Santa Fe one of the Top Seven Places in the U.S. to See Native American Art

THE DAILY MEAL

The Daily Meal scores The Shed #4 in two articles: America’s 35 Best Burritos 2015 and America’s Best Tacos

TRAVEL & LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS

Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards names Santa Fe #4 Best City in US and Canada. T&L also recognized the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, named #7 World's Best Hotels in Continental U.S.-Small City Hotels and Ten Thousand Waves was named #3 World's Best Destination Spas.

TRAVEL + LEISURE

Travel + Leisure names Santa Fe #11 among America’s Best Cities For Winter Travel.

TRAVEL + LEISURE READER’S CHOICE

Travel + Leisure Reader’s Choice names Santa Fe as one of the World’s 30 Friendliest Cities

TRIPADVISOR

Santa Fe Vacation Rentals rated among Top 20 in the US by TripAdvisor

TRIVAGO

Trivago names Santa Fe #9 city for best hotels

TRIVAGO.COM

Top 10 US Best Ranked Cities for Hotels by Trivago.com (9th)

USA TODAY

USA Today’s 10Best.com names Santa Fe the Sixth most-travel worthy state capital

USA TODAY 10BEST

Railyard Art District voted into the Top 10 US Art Districts by USA Today 10Best

USA TODAY 10BEST

Santa Fe places three spas in the USA Today 10Best Top Ten Best Hotel Spas — including two in the top five

USA TODAY 10BEST

USA Today 10Best named the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail as the #1 Best Food Trail

USA TODAY 10BEST

USA Today 10Best selected the Santa Fe Farmers Market as the #6 Best Farmers Market

USA TODAY 10BEST READERS CHOICE

USA Today 10Best Readers Choice selected Las Golondrinas as #2 Best Fall Harvest Festival in the U.S.A.

USA TODAY BEST DESTINATION

Santa Fe has achieved a sweep in three, month-long national USA Today Best Destination polls:
Best Destination For Culturephiles
Best Destination For Outdoor Enthusiasts
Best Destination For Shopaholics

USA TODAY’S 10BEST

USA Today’s 10Best selected Santa Fe as one of the “Best U.S. Destinations for Introverts”

USA TODAY’S 10BEST READERS POLL

Santa Fe Opera’s Crosby Theater voted in to the 10 Best Outdoor Music Venues by USA Today’s 10Best Readers Poll

WINDOWSANDSIDING.NET

Santa Fe, New Mexico has been named as one of the most architecturally impressive small towns in America by windowsandsiding.net. Santa Fe ranked 10th on the list.

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