Top Santa Fe Art & Culture

Discover Santa Fe’s must-try bites—and learn about the city’s history and culture—on this decadent walking tour. Meet your guide before lunch at Santa Fe Plaza, and come ready with an appetite: you’ll visit three local eateries, where you can enjoy everything from spicy New Mexican fare to tasty local chocolates. As you go, you’ll also see landmarks like the New Mexico State Capitol, Palace of the Governors, and more.

Santa Fe has architecture unlike nearly any city in the United States—it’s dominated by adobe buildings but has diverse Victorian and Mission Revival styles. This tours offers a chance to learn about the architecture while taking a guided walk through the city’s back roads, residential areas, and art districts. Finish with a champagne tasting at Gruet Tasting Room at Hotel St. Francis.

There are many Santa Fe tours out there, but this is the only one lead by a homegrown historian and author of eight books on the city. Take advantage of the guide’s deep knowledge of Santa Fe history and culture to gain a new perspective on landmarks like the Loretto Chapel, Canyon Road, Cross of the Martyrs, Route 66, and more. The tour delves into topics not often covered, including the Manhattan Project, spirituality, and Santa Fe’s role in World War II.

Get oriented to Santa Fe’s unique history, architecture, and culture on this top-rated walking tour. Explore the Santa Fe plaza area on foot, passing landmarks like the Loretto Chapel, Palace of the Governors, and Bario de Analco, plus places off the beaten path that most visitors miss. Hear stories not found in any guidebook, and get tips on how to make the most of your Santa Fe vacation.

Discover Canyon Road, home to over 80 art galleries, on a guided tour through Santa Fe. Walk through a number of exciting galleries to give you a sense of what Canyon Road has to offer. Engage with many of the art pieces and have a chat with the local artists and gallery curators. Your tour is limited to 10 participants, which allows for a more personal experience.

Taste the highlights of Santa Fe during this food-themed walking tour. Meet your guide in the centrally located Santa Fe Plaza, and come hungry: you’ll visit multiple local food businesses, where you can enjoy enough samples to add up to a generous meal (plus drinks on the side). As you go, you’ll also see landmarks like the San Miguel Chapel and the Palace of the Governors.

Santa Fe is a photographer’s dream, so learn how to capture the city’s unique adobe architecture, enchanting desert light, and colorful streets like a pro. A trained photographer and longtime Santa Fe resident takes you to the most photogenic locations around the plaza and helps you get that perfect shot, whether you're working with a high-tech DSLR camera or a smart phone.

The Best Cocktail and Ghost Stories Tour Ever. Sample great drinks served with incredible stories of Santa Fe's dark side as you walk through downtown Santa Fe. Lots of history and photo moments fills in the voids of ghost stories, which are chilling and rooted in reality, real people or actual events. Tour guide is great for offering other great suggestions from dinner, day trips, in and outs of things to do in Santa Fe or the surrounding area, with a smile.

With so much to explore, it can be hard to know where to begin in Santa Fe. This private walking tour removes the guesswork for an ideal introduction to the city’s historic plaza, charming adobe buildings, parks, and art galleries. Finish at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, with included admission so you can explore the life of this artist who immortalized northern New Mexico landscapes.

Whether it's your first time in Santa Fe or you’d like to delve deeper into the city’s history and legends, make the most out of your time on a private walking tour of must-see highlights plus hidden corners. Learn fascinating trivia and stories as you wander cobblestone streets and colorful alleyways that wind through the downtown plaza area and beyond.

If you’re drawn to Santa Fe for its arts scene, get a fantastic introduction on a private tour of Canyon Road, the city’s the most famous art district. With dozens of galleries to choose from, it can be intimidating to know where to start, but an artistic guide removes the guesswork and takes you to the most essential galleries. See the best pieces, and get tips on how to interpret both historic and contemporary art.

Stained glass is a rare art these days, and classes are even harder to find. This distinctive art and straightforward instruction with unique tools make for a fun combo! Plus, how often do you get to break glass and melt metal?

All those lucky enough to make it to Santa Fe for a photo-cultural experience will not be disappointed in any way. I am a professional photographer/educator/artist. knowledgeable in all aspects of photography. We set out from Santa Fe stopping along the way to our destination of Chimayo making photographs of the sculpted landscapes, Sangre di Cristo mountains, Truchas Peaks and the Jemez. Chimayo is an unforgettable location filled with unique local trappings and the famous Santuario de Chimayo. We arrive in the picturesque village of Chimayo to photograph and explore until heading back to Santa Fe. Photo-instructions throughout! Emphasis on composition, lens choice, landscape, architectural tips, and more. This is truly a great 1/2-day photo-workshop. Digital cameras and smartphones welcome.

Discover the scenic highlights of Santa Fe’s Old Town, and learn about the New Mexico capital’s centuries of history, on this private walking tour. Choose from several convenient daily tour times, and meet your guide in Santa Fe Plaza. You’ll see landmarks like the Palace of Governors and San Miguel Chapel, will learn about the city’s characteristic adobe buildings, and will even enjoy a taste of local delicacies.

Enjoy a private walking tour of the Southwest’s highlights and finish with entrance tickets to the IAIA MoCNA, where you can explore the spectacular exhibitions at your own leisure. Santa Fe boasts 400 years of history and its colourful cultural mix makes it a favourite destination for travellers, many of whom return year after year. Its unique history and adobe structures in the historic district makes it a unique city to visit and evokes curiosity about how trade was preserved. Santa Fe is not only famous for its vibrant art, turquoise, black beans and tacos but also for its stunning desert backdrop and breathtaking sunsets. During your private walking tour, your guide will lead you through the history of New Mexico and its binding relationship with Mexico. You'll see some of the beautiful craftwork during your tour including tapestries, paintings, photography and jewellery, and it will become obvious why artists love this city so much.

Enjoy a private walking tour of the Southwest’s highlights and finish with entrance tickets to the Museum of Art, where you can see works by Ansel Adams, Georgia O’Keeffe, and over 20,000 pieces of art done by a myriad of artists. Santa Fe boasts 400 years of history and its colourful cultural mix makes it a favourite destination for travellers, many of whom return year after year. Its unique history and adobe structures in the historic district makes it a unique city to visit and evokes curiosity about how trade was preserved. Santa Fe is not only famous for its vibrant art, turquoise, black beans and tacos, but also for its stunning desert backdrop and breathtaking sunsets. During your private walking tour, your guide will lead you through the history of New Mexico and its binding relationship with Mexico. You'll see beautiful craftwork during your tour including tapestries, paintings, photography and jewellery, and it will become obvious why artists love this city so much.

The psychic message and healing circle included in the workshop offers profound psychic insights about your personal, professional, and spiritual life. You’ll receive the unique spiritual guidance that the collective spirit of the circle attracts, and psychic answers to your specific questions from the tarot and clairvoyant reading. All workshop tools are provided and include the Tarot and the Speaking Stones.

Madrid produced the coal that both built the Bomb and inspired Walt Disney. Abandoned as a ghost town for many years, it was reborn as a thriving artistic community. The Oral History Tour lets you hear Madrid’s stories, as told by the people who lived them. Using smartphone technology, it plays the audio automatically, at exactly the right time and place. All dimensions of Madrid’s peculiar, multifaceted story are explored: from an eyewitness account of union-busting violence, to that time the brand-new fire engine accidentally burned down the firehouse. The Oral History Tour was distilled from seventy hours of interviews, and endures as a preserved collective memory of this unique New Mexican treasure. Of this two-hour tour, The Santa Fe Reporter wrote, “It’s a deep dive into the fascinating history of the little town. You’ll find interviews with locals, some of whom have lived in Madrid their whole lives, and a narrator with a soothing voice ... it works exceedingly well.”

If you're visiting Santa Fe for the first time or just want to learn more about its history and legends, a private walking tour is a great way to make the most of your time. Discover fascinating trivia and stories as you wander the cobblestone streets and colorful alleyways that wind through the downtown plaza area and beyond.