Every summer I visit museums participating in the Blue Star Families program. I came across Origami…read morein the Garden on the blue star family website. The Garden is a stunning, peaceful, and unique art installation. I've been fascinated with origami since I was a child and to see massive origami sculptures spread across the garden is so amazing. Each piece tells a beautiful story in front of the backdrop of the New Mexico landscape. I am so glad that I've been able to visit twice in the last month. I've had such a good time walking through the beautiful garden and listening to the large chimes on the trees and reading the pieces. There's also beautiful depiction of unfolded origami, which is so unique and stunning. If you make the stop, I recommend visiting the gift shop. They have tons of origami paper to choose from paper, crane decor, sculptures for purchase and paintings for purchase. I purchased one of their double happiness, double crane red T-shirts and it's a new favorite of mine.

Such a beautiful space, incredible art, and gorgeous views... it's very soothing for a stroll, and…read morethe juxtaposition of art and nature is perfect. Everything is nicely curated and the pieces are stunning. I couldn't get enough of that giant vase of flowers, which rotated in the wind. You can learn to fold some basic origami at the gift shop. Staff is very friendly. They have Japanese parasols you can borrow if the sun is too harsh. Entrance and parking are free, but please make a donation!

Tara and Fig are a blast! All the creative investment she has put into the hunt does make for an…read moreadventure. 9/10 a must do, however, I will encourage a small group, or at least make a go of it with more than two. This is a timed challenge. eat first, hit the restroom...this is not a lazy "I spy" stroll. Here, the synopsis does a great job of explanation. you're in for a mishmash of social interaction and experiment needing to get some history info clues from some locals and needing to find other visitors to the area, with some detective work and some creative expression. this is a couple hours of excited silliness, and it will take that, so plan your time. Gotta say, bravo to the Taos locals near the plaza. you will search, you will learn, you will silly. thank you Tara... till next time, when we can take on your Santa Fe edition!

This was unlike anything i have done before! The clues inspired creativity and connecting with…read moreothers along the way... I loved finding my spirit animal and felt challenged in a good way by doing a random act of kindness. It was great to do with my friend but I can also see how it would be awesome for larger groups. Tara told me she even designs speciality hunts for anniversaries, proposals etc., hmmm... i'm definitely up for a rematch at one of her other locations!

If you like history and want to see a little bit of everything in Santa Fe, Ana is an amazing tour…read moreguide! It's a wonderful private tour filled with great stories, some drive by time, some walking, and just a whole lot of learning. Highly recommend!

My husband and I visited Santa Fe, NM in April 2022. We really enjoyed Ana's history tour. She is a…read morewealth of knowledge and is a passionate storyteller. Oh, don't hesitate to ask Ana about her thematic presentations. We enjoyed the city tour so much that we also arranged a live presentation with her on New Mexico Death Rituals and Spirituality. A projector, a laptop, and a bottle of wine all made a very enjoyable evening. Highly recommend it!

I booked a glass blowing class at Liquid Light Glass and it was the best decision I could've made!…read moreMy family and I are always looking for creative new projects and we got to create unique pieces with the help of our instructor, Al! Al is kind, thoughtful and knowledgeable. He was able to teach us the best practices for getting our glass just right! I'd recommend arriving early to have time to explore the plaza. It's filled with all sorts of great shops and other artisans. Overall, I'd recommend this spot!! Great value and great vibes!

It was a cool place to check out. I'm not sure anything would have survived the flight home. It was…read morenice talking with the woman in the showroom.

The Puye Cliff Dwellings are closed until further notice (as of last week of November) because of a…read moreroad maintenance project. Please give the visitor center a call before you plan to visit this place.

Five stars for a great look into the ancient Pueblo people. The 1 hr Mesa top tour was perfect- I…read morerecommend checking the weather and going early or later in the day because it can get very hot and there is no shade at the top where they do most of the talking about the history. Our tour guide was Samantha and she did a great job. They have done a beautiful job maintaining the site and hiring local tribe members. Overall, it was great to walk through the ruins and while terrifying to get to, it was so cool to see the cliff dwellings up close. Definitely have to be moderately fit to make it down the hill but they do have the option to take the tour van they use to get us to the top back down. That said, if you don't climb down you miss the best part of the tour. I recommend wearing clothes that you can rinse off easily (I had an athletic skort on which was the perfect material to dust off).

This place is super fun and has so many cool souvenirs. Frank does the tours and is super cool to…read moretalk to.

*** The candy store had X- rated candy. I do have photos in this post. Scroll on by if your easily…read moreoffended. *** Yesterday I planned out a Breaking Bad day for us. We first stopped at the Dog-House Drive-In. The cherry milkshakes are a must! Next we went to The Candy Lady, Debbie for Blue Meth. We must have talked to her for half an hour. She gave us a map and was telling us all the must sees in town. She's owned the candy store for 42 years.The blue meth used in Breaking Bad all props made by her. No Breaking Bad tour is complete without seeing Walter and Skylar's home. We didn't encounter the home owner we heard about. They do have a lot of stuff around the house and a fence trying to make it less appealing. We passed many other places from the movie including the chicken restaurant. Different owners now sales burritos. The day was wrapped up with a trip to Walter's tombstone. They actually had it in a grave yard. Understandably people were upset about the traffic it caused. It was then relocated to the side of a business. Fun day! Makes me want to go back and watch the series again!

We wanted something other than just walking around and doing a self-tour, wanted a tour with…read moreknowledge of the area. Jose gave us a great tour, the food was great and the group was fantastic. Street Taco's, Enchilada's and a cup of Green Chilie, outstanding. Did I mention the Margaritas and Churro for desert..... What was "great" and made the tour was Jose's knowledge of Santa Fe, the food and culture; even recommending a great steak restaurant! We could have gotten lost in Santa Fe for several weeks eating and enjoying the culture. The food was the media for the tour, but the entertainment was Jose! Thanks!

My favorite way to see any new to me city is through a food tour! I booked a trip through Pack Up…read moreand Go and they sent up this food tour for me on my birthday so I was beyond ecstatic! Our guide, Jose, was absolutely phenomenal! He has so much knowledge of Santa Fe and the food scene, and you can definitely tell he is passionate about the cuisine there. He was extremely personable, funny, and was happy to answer any questions and tell us lots of stories! Really just an overall joy! It was also super fun that everyone in the group was visiting from out of town and many of us loved doing food tours in other cities so we got to swap food tour stories and whatnot. Here's a list of our stops and what we had: La Fogata Grill - taco and margarita Del Charro - enchilada with both sauces and margarita San Francisco St Bar and Grill - half of a green chili cheeseburger and margarita Senor Murphy Candymaker - various sweet treats Everything was absolutely phenomenal - I really can't pick a favorite dish because they were all so yummy. But the Del Charro meal convinced me to always order "Christmas" sauce the rest of my stay in Santa Fe. My favorite margarita was definitely the one at San Francisco! And also, there was one person in the group that didn't drink and they were very accommodating to give him some fancy mocktails instead of cocktails (or boring soda!). Thanks for making my birthday extra special with some fantastic bites and sips!

Museum right on the Plaza (the main drag in town, this is not including the Vladem contemporary…read moremuseum). Has a lot to offer, but not so large that it's intimidating or overwhelming. When I visited, they were featuring "roadside attractions," focusing on Route 66 and all the kitsch and neon found along the "mother road." They also had some abstract art called "Visions of America from New Mexico." Like many museums I've visited in the Southwest and west, they had a "selections from the 20th century collection," which focused on cowboys, Mexican and southwestern motifs, and livestock. Along similar lines, they had a room on Paul Burlin, "An American Modernist in the Southwest." I've included photos of some of his beautiful, colorful work. They had a great pottery exhibit. It wasn't just any type of pottery. A lot of it had modern design (like one pot had Osama bin Laden on the side and George Bush on the other, to capture the feeling of 9/11). They also had "visions of America from New Mexico," which is a contemporary/modernist exhibit. I can't remember my cost, but I feel like it was around 12 bucks or so and was good for this museum as well as the contemporary museum. Also nice and cool inside on a hot day!

It was an in and out of visit, having just done a heaven on earth two hours private tour at Georgia…read moreO'Keeffe museum. The adobe style of building is more interesting, which was completed in 1917, by architect Isaac Rapp. In front of the museum is New Mexico's walk of fame of the artists. Of course I found Georgia O'Keeffe - my most favorite artist!