Museums
New Mexico Guide
Art Shows and Gallery Openings throughout New Mexico
Bradbury Science Museum
Interactive exhibits on the history of Los Alamos National Laboratory and its research.
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Dedicated to the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and to the study of American Modernism; includes photographs by Alfred Steiglitz.
Museum of New Mexico
Operates four museums and five monuments throughout New Mexico.
Museum of Folk Art
Represents diverse cultures and has the largest collection of international folk art in the world.
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
The museum showcases and promotes Spanish art, culture and history.
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
The museum is dedicated to showcasing contemporary Native American fine arts.
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
This is the only museum dedicated to New Mexico’s Spanish culture and art.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
The museum was founded to preserve and present the ceremonial heritage of the Navajo people.
Site Santa Fe
Offers a venue for exhibitions of artists along with public programs.
Palace of the Governors
Built in 1610, the museum chronicles the history of Santa Fe and the Southwest.
Music
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Presents classics, pops, and special concerts throughout the year.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
One of the world’s leading performing arts festivals, featuring over 80 events during its annual summer season.
Santa Fe Jazz Festival
The three-week-long festival featuring some 20 concerts by world-renowned jazz and world music artists and multiple youth concerts by the same artists.
Santa Fe Opera
Features operas ranging from Mozart masterpieces to Offenbach’s comedies to highly anticipated world premieres.
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra
An amateur community orchestra which provides performance opportunities for local musicians.
Santa Fe Bandstand
The free concerts feature a wide variety of music, including blues, Latin, country, rock, reggae, R&B, jazz, bluegrass, folk and world-beat music.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
With six centuries of music from which to choose, the chorale performs its magic in several venues around town.
Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble
Specializing in music written for chamber orchestra and smaller ensembles.
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents a popular subscription series of concerts and special events, such as a fall concert and a Christmas concert at the Lensic.
Dance and Theater
New Mexico Ballet
Established in 1972, this ballet company performs both modern and classical dance.
The Lensic
Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center.
Los Alamos Little Theater
A small community theatre in Los Alamos.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
The only professional ballet company in New Mexico, performs year-round and has gained international attention.
Santa Fe Playhouse
The playhouse is said to be the oldest, continuously running theatre west of the Mississippi River. It offers never produced playwrights the chance to see their work onstage and first-time actors the opportunity to perform with seasoned players. Each season offers comedies, dramas and musicals.
Wise Fool New Mexico
Wise Fool seeks to ignite imagination, build community, and promote social justice through performances in the arts of circus, puppetry, and theatre. Expect, among other things, fire dancing, aerobatics and stilt walking.
Sports and Recreation
Bandelier National Monument
Located near Los Alamos, New Mexico, this National Park is famous for its ancestral Pueblo dwellings, and includes over 23,000 acres of designated wilderness.
Carlsbad Caverns
A park built to preserve a fossil reef of 100 known caves including the world’s largest underground chamber, Carlsbad Cavern.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
A living museum, located in Carlsbad, with over 40 native animal species and succulents from around the world, includes indoor and outdoor exhibits.
White Sands National Monument
On the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert near Alamogordo is the world’s largest gypsum (white sand) dunes.
Casinos/Gambling
Golf
Quail Run Golf Course
Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe Golf Course
Hiking and Camping
Click here to find hiking and camping locations throughout New Mexico.
Water Sports (Fishing, Boating Rafting, Swimming)
Skiing
Skiing areas throughout New Mexico.
Shopping and Dining
Shopping Directory throughout Santa Fe
Dining Directory throughout Santa Fe
Culinary Schools
For Kids
For Seniors
Senior Retirement Housing Directory
Pacifica Senior Living Santa Fe
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe
For Your Pets
Teca Tu Pet Botique Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society Pet Stores in Santa Fe Northern New Mexico Dog Resources
Special Attractions
Indian Market
Sponsored by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, showcases over 1,200 artists from about 100 tribes, and attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world.
Spanish Market
Sponsored by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, this Market supports the artistic growth of Hispanic artists native to New Mexico and southern Colorado working in traditional art forms, and holds events and workshops throughout the year.
Zozobra
Each year since 1926, to kick off the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe on the weekend following Labor Day, Will Shuster’s Zozobra (a 50-foot marionette), is burned in a grand festival attended by tens of thousands of people.
Loretto Chapel
A Santa Fe landmark, this Gothic chapel features a “miraculous” staircase built by a mystery carpenter who appeared in answer to the nuns’ prayers for a much-needed staircase to the choir loft.