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Santa Fe is New Mexico’s culturally rich and vibrant capital known for its warm climate, Native American Pueblo heritage, and lively arts’ scene. Santa Fe’s attractions include an array of opportunities to explore its renowned art galleries and the famous Indian Art Market, as well as enjoy Santa Fe’s scenic beauty golfing, biking, hiking, rafting, and skiing in this mecca for artists and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
Rated the #1 Cultural Getaway by Travel & Leisure magazine, Santa Fe is world-renowned for its Native American inspired art, rich history and Pueblo heritage. Art enthusiasts will marvel at the array of galleries, museums and markets while visitors drawn to its warm climate and scenic beauty will relish the outdoor recreational opportunities that abound. Santa Fe truly offers something for everyone; shop, dine, ski, golf, bike, hike, and explore this historic city and its vibrant Native American culture.
The high desert skiing and art community of Taos boasts an average of 300 sunny days a year. With gorgeous rivers, trails and ski slopes, outdoor adventures are aplenty is this charming and friendly Pueblo town. Explore on horseback, bike, or even hot air balloon. Ski Taos Ski Valley or raft the Rio Grande.
The historic village of Chimayo is just 15 minutes north of Cities of Gold Casino Hotel in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded in the late 17th century by Spanish settlers, Chimayo became famous for its red chile, fine weaving, horse and sheep farming, and bountiful fruit orchards. The tiny village is also known for its traditional Hispanic and Tewa Indian arts and crafts, and the chapel Santuario de Chimayó, thought to be a divine and sacred destination for thousands of pilgrims hoping to experience its miraculous healing benefits and spiritual restoration.
Perhaps best known as the home of the Manhattan Project where the first atomic bomb was developed during World War II, the city of Los Alamos, also dubbed “the Atomic City”, has become a high-tech hub for research, technology and science. The Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the largest multidisciplinary research institutes in the world.
The Poeh Museum features traditional and contemporary Native American Pueblo art and culture with a major focus on the artists of the six Tewa-speaking Pueblos of Northern New Mexico. The Poeh Museum hosts three rotating exhibitions a year, showcasing well-known artists, faculty and students from the Poeh Arts program and the museum's permanent collection, Nah Poeh Meng (Tewa for "Along the Continuous Path").
The Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway links Albuquerque and Santa Fe for 50 miles along Hwy 14. With breathtaking views and a look back at the Old West, you can explore the historic mining towns of Golden, Madrid, and Cerrillos that are now thriving as art and cultural communities. Stop and visit the JW Eaves Movie Ranch to see where Wyatt Earp and Silverado were filmed.
The Santa Fe Opera is just four minutes away and boasts a stunning open-air theater that attracts world-famous operas with performances from late June to the end of August.
The Santa Fe Indian Market takes place every August and includes 1,200 artists from 100 tribes. Dating back to 1922, the annual event has grown into the world's largest market of Native American art and attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe. Gallery owners and collectors swarm to buy directly from the artists who display their work in over 600 booths featuring jewelry, textiles, baskets, beadwork, quillwork, pueblo wooden carvings, sculpture, drums, hides, leather goods, and more.
The annual 2-day Spanish Market is the oldest and largest juried Spanish Market in the US and attracts more than 70,000 visitors from all over the world. Each July, the Market features traditional handmade art from 350 local Hispanic artists as well as live music, dance, art demonstrations, and regional foods.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event that takes place every autumn, and is the largest gathering of hot air balloons in the world. New Mexico’s scenic surroundings make a stunning backdrop for the vivid and colorful hot air balloons that fill the sky. Watch in wonder or hitch a ride and check out the view from up high.
Sunny days and crisp blue skies make for outstanding snow adventures on Santa Fe’s slopes. Ski Santa Fe Ski Basin, Pajarito Ski Area, Angel Fire, Taos Ski Valley and Red River resorts.
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Cities of Gold Casino Hotel
10-A Cities of Gold Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506