The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Desert Southwest

Stop 3 · Days 360–363

Santa Fe & Taos

Santa Fe & Taos, NM

The oldest capital in America — adobe, green chile, and a world-class art scene — plus a thousand-year-old living pueblo and a gorge bridge up in Taos.

Where to stay

  • A Santa Fe adobe hotel near the Plaza

    Walkable to the galleries and restaurants.

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You gotta eat this

  • Green (or red) chile & posole

    New Mexican cuisine at its source — order it 'Christmas' for both.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 360Day 360 — The Plaza & the ArtFull day · 5h planned
  2. 361Day 361 — Meow Wolf & MoreFull day · 2h 30m planned
  3. 362Day 362 — TaosFull day · 4h planned
  4. 363Day 363 — Down to AlbuquerqueDrive day · 1h drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros
  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Museums & History
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities