Learn About Santa Fe, NM History at Local Museums
Your planned Santa Fe, New Mexico activities should include several stops at area museums, so as to experience the flavor and the rich history associated with the region. Santa Fe is famous for its historical museums, which faithfully preserve the art and the culture in a number of facilities run by the state of New Mexico, as well as some that are privately maintained. You will be especially pleased if you have any kind of appreciation for Western, Spanish Colonial, Native American, or world folk art. Your only problem will be trying to decide which of the many museums to include on your itinerary. Here are a few of our favorites: El Rancho de las Golondrinas 'The Ranch of the Swallows' is a living history museum which was originally established more than 300 years ago as a way station on the road to Mexico City. In present times, it's open from June through September, and you'll see the past literally come to life here, with authentic buildings restored on orig