Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Santa Fe, United States

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.3 km
Ascend 89 m
Descend 31 m

Experience Santa Fe in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Santa Fe

Sight 1: The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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The Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a historic Catholic shrine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the oldest church in the United States dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties. It is also a contributing property in the Santa Fe Historic District.

Wikipedia: Santuario de Guadalupe (EN)

542 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is dedicated to the artistic legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe, her life, American modernism, and public engagement. It opened on July 17, 1997, eleven years after the artist's death. It comprises multiple sites in two locations: Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Abiquiu, New Mexico. In addition to the founding Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, the O'Keeffe includes: the Library and Archive within its research center at the historic A.M. Bergere house; the Education Annex for youth and public programming; Georgia O'Keeffe's historic Abiquiu Home and Studio; the O'Keeffe Welcome Center in Abiquiu; and Museum Stores in both Santa Fe and Abiquiu. Georgia O'Keeffe's additional home at the Ghost Ranch property is also part of the O'Keeffe Museum's assets, but is not open to the public.

Wikipedia: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (EN), Website

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: The Lensic

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The Lensic Theater, located at 211 West San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an 821-seat theater designed by Boller Brothers of Kansas City, well-known movie-theater and vaudeville-house architects who designed almost one hundred theaters throughout the West and mid-West, including the KiMo Theater in Albuquerque. The pseudo-Moorish, Spanish Renaissance Lensic was built by Nathan Salmon and E. John Greer and opened on 24 June 1931. Its name derives from the initials of Greer's six grandchildren.

Wikipedia: Lensic Theater (EN), Website

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Loretto Chapel

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The Loretto Chapel is a former Roman Catholic church in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel.

Wikipedia: Loretto Chapel (EN), Website

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

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The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of AssisiJohn Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

Wikipedia: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe) (EN), Website

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: The Santa Fe Plaza

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The Santa Fe Plaza See above / CC BY 2.0

The Santa Fe Plaza is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the style of traditional Spanish-American colonial cities. The plaza, or city square is a gathering place for locals and also a tourist attraction. It is home to annual events including Fiestas de Santa Fe, the Spanish Market, the Santa Fe Bandstand, and the Santa Fe Indian Market.

Wikipedia: Santa Fe Plaza (EN)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Soldiers' Monument

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Soldiers' MonumentSusan Troutt from Albuquerque, United States / CC BY 2.0

The Soldiers' Monument is a cenotaph at the center of the Santa Fe Plaza, a monument collectively memorializing deaths in several specified battles. It is obscured from public view and access by concreteboard walls used as a preservation measure. Erected during the late 1860s in the aftermath of the American Civil War, it consisted of a 33 feet (10 m) stone obelisk atop a plinth; only the plinth stands currently, and exhibits some damage. During the late nineteenth century, the monument was used as a place for Union veterans to gather at annual Memorial Day events to decorate the cenotaph and hear brief presentations.

Wikipedia: Soldiers' Monument (Santa Fe, New Mexico) (EN), Inscription Url

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Palace of the Governors

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The Palace of the Governors is an adobe structure built in the Territorial Style of Pueblo architecture on Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Located within the Santa Fe Historic District along the Santa Fe Plaza between Lincoln and Washington avenues, it served as the seat of government for New Mexico for centuries, having been established as the capitol building of Nuevo México in 1610. It was New Mexico's seat of government until 1901.

Wikipedia: Palace of the Governors (EN), Website

342 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas

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Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León, El Marques de la Nava de Barcinas Deb Nystrom / CC BY 2.0

A statue of Diego de Vargas made by Donna Quasthoff was installed in 2007 at the west end of Santa Fe, New Mexico's Cathedral Park, in the United States. The statue was removed in June 2020.

Wikipedia: Statue of Diego de Vargas (EN)

1092 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 10: Fort Marcy (ruins)

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Fort Marcy was a military reservation in Santa Fe, New Mexico used during the American Civil War and Mexican–American War. It was decommissioned in the 1890s.

Wikipedia: Fort Marcy (New Mexico) (EN)

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