The historic Santa Fe Plaza and downtown area has a 400-year old history filled with the lore and legends of conquistadors, scientists, artists, outlaws, and Pueblo peoples. Access this history on your phone through our GPS-enabled walking tour. Start and stop on your own schedule—access to the tour never expires. Learn about the annual Zozobra celebration, what "Christmas-style" means, and where to find the oldest church in the United States.
- Go at your own pace and schedule
- Professional narration, production, and music brings 400 years of history to life
- Lifetime access to tour
- Learn fascinating aspects of Santa Fe history, lore, and culture
What To Expect
San Miguel Chapel
The tour starts at the oldest church in the US, and. you’ll hear the story of New Spain and how the Spanish ruled this land for hundreds of years.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Loretto Chapel
The Loretta chapel is well known for it’s miracle staircase that many do consider to be a miracle. Of the many reasons, the wood that was used to build it has never been identified on earth. Learn the story of the staircase and the La Fonda Hotel.
• Admission Ticket Free
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
It’s one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the area, and it also olds a secret in it’s door. You’ll learn the story of the cathedral.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
109 East Palace
This simple shop was once the launching pad for the Manhattan project, you’ll learn it’s atomic story.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Palace of the Governors
We will walk outside the Palace of the Govenors and learn it’s historic story, including the author that wrote Ben Hur and the time Billy the Kid roamed the streets.
• Admission Ticket Free
New Mexico Museum Of Art
Inside you’ll find 20,000 works of art by well knowns artists including the epic photographer Ansel Adams, the great woodblock printmaker and painter Gustave Baumann, the amazing painter Georgia Okeefe, and the Taos Society of Artists, to name a few.
You’ll also find works of the and Los Cinco Pintores, translated to English as The Five Painters.
• Admission Ticket Free
Burro Alley
Santa Fe gets about 32 inches a snow a year, and its winters are cold. So how did they get firewood in this old adobe town?
Burros carried in wood from lands far away and when they arrived in Santa Fe, they stopped here in Burrow alley to sell it. Hence the name Burro alley.
You’ll learn about Burro alley and also see the Jail the Billy the Kid was locked in.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
She is known as the “Mother of American Modernism” and celebrity here in Santa Fe. You’ll learn her story and see the outside of the Museum.
• Admission Ticket Free
Santa Fe Community Gallery
You’ll get a chance to see the local community gallery with up and coming artists, it’s free.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
City Hall Park
We will explore the park and statues and their stories.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Santa Fe Plaza
The historic Plaza is the heart of Santa Fe, you’ll hear it’s story and get tips on festivals and food.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Max group – 15
