Santa Fe Plaza

Santa Fe Plaza is a sightseeing stop in Santa Fe, NM, part of the Albuquerque & Santa Fe guide. Cost: free.

Santa Fe Plaza · Santa Fe, NM

Why you should go…

Laid out as the town's central plaza when Santa Fe was founded, this square anchors the oldest capital city in the United States and remains lined with Pueblo-style architecture. Native artisans sell jewelry and pottery daily under the Palace of the Governors' portal on its north side.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Santa Fe Plaza, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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Iconic
La Fonda on the Plaza
$50+
A Pueblo Revival landmark hotel that has anchored the corner of the Santa Fe Plaza since the 1920s.
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Eat & Drink
Foodie Favorite
The Shed
$25–$50
A family-run Santa Fe institution serving red chile plates in a rambling 1692 adobe hacienda.
Right next doorSwitch it up: Eat & Drink
Sightseeing
Local Gem
Santa Fe
Free
New Mexico's capital city, known for adobe architecture, Native American and Spanish colonial history, art galleries and the historic Plaza.
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Shopping
Local Gem
Reflective Jewelry
$50+
A Santa Fe studio making handcrafted Fairtrade Gold engagement rings, wedding bands and custom designs.
Right next doorSwitch it up: Shopping
Sightseeing
History Buff
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Free
Step inside a Romanesque Revival cathedral in downtown Santa Fe to see La Conquistadora and its chapels.
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Sightseeing
Quirky Fun
Loretto Chapel
Under $25
A tiny Gothic chapel famous for a spiral wooden staircase with no visible means of support.
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Santa Fe Plaza

Why you should go…

What's around here?

La Fonda on the Plaza

The Shed

Santa Fe

Reflective Jewelry

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Loretto Chapel

Near Santa Fe Plaza

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