New Mexico
Santa Fe's adobe plazas and gallery streets pair well with a day trip down to Albuquerque for Old Town, green chile, and a tram ride up Sandia Peak.
Santa Fe
| Name | Info | Details |
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| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | $$ · 1-2 hours | The world's largest collection of O'Keeffe's work, housed in a rambling adobe building downtown. Compact enough to see well in an hour or two. |
| Canyon Road | Free · gallery walk | A half-mile stretch packed with more than 80 art galleries and boutiques. Best explored slowly, on foot, without a fixed itinerary. |
| Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return | $$ · book timed tickets ahead | An immersive, surreal art installation that's part funhouse, part narrative puzzle. Give it a couple of unhurried hours. |
| Cafe Pasqual's | New Mexican $$ · breakfast, expect a wait | A Santa Fe institution loved for its huevos rancheros and green chile stew made with local ingredients. |
| The Shed | New Mexican $$ · family-run for decades | A downtown standby known for red chile enchiladas and green chile stew. Reliable and unpretentious. |
| La Plazuela | New Mexican $$$ · courtyard dining | Set inside the historic La Fonda hotel, with a colorful courtyard setting for regional New Mexican fare. |
Albuquerque
| Name | Info | Details |
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| Old Town Albuquerque | Free · adobe plaza, 300+ years old | A historic plaza ringed by galleries, shops, and restaurants, shaped by centuries of Native American and Spanish influence. |
| Sandia Peak Tramway | $$ · one of the longest tramways in the world | A nearly 3-mile cable car ride up to a 10,378-foot summit, with views stretching over 11,000 square miles on a clear day. |
| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center | $$ · museum and dance performances | Run by New Mexico's Pueblo communities, with exhibits and food that go deeper than a typical museum stop. |
| Sawmill Market | $$ · food hall | A modern food hall near Old Town with a wide mix of vendors under one roof, good for a group with different cravings. |
| TEN3 | $$ · restaurant at the tram summit | A casual lounge and more formal dining room right at the top of Sandia Peak. Good for a meal with a view after the tram ride up. |