The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Day448

Day 448 — The Plaza & the ArtSanta Fe & Taos

Full day6h 15m planned

Adobe, churches, and galleries.

  1. 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m

    The Plaza & Palace of the GovernorsCities & MetrosAnchor

    The 400-year-old plaza, the Palace of the Governors (the oldest public building in the U.S.), and the Loretto Chapel's mysterious staircase.

    Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM
  2. 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM· 1h 15m

    The RoundhouseState CapitolsWorth it

    The only round state capitol in the United States, built in the shape of the Zia sun symbol that's on the state flag. It doubles as a public art museum — six hundred works by New Mexican artists hung through the corridors, free, and almost nobody goes.

    490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM
  3. 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM· 2h 30m

    Georgia O'Keeffe Museum & Canyon RoadMuseums & HistoryWorth it

    The world's largest O'Keeffe collection, then the galleries of Canyon Road.

    217 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Cities & Metros1
  • State Capitols1
  • Museums & History1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here