Nine miles north of Santa Fe along Hwy 84/285 is Tesuque Pueblo, whose members played an important role in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and later suffered as a result. Today, the reservation encompasses more than 17,000 acres of spectacular landscape, including sections of the Santa Fe National Forest. The San Diego Feast Day (November 12) features dancing, but as a general rule the pueblo itself does not encourage visitors.


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1. Shidoni Galleries & Sculpture Garden

3.81 MILES

Five miles north of Santa Fe, the grassy sculpture garden at Shidoni is a great place for a picnic, or for kids to run around the funky artwork. There's…

2. Nambé Falls & Lake Recreation Area

4.31 MILES

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3. Nambé Pueblo

5.85 MILES

Thanks perhaps to its isolated location (or inspirational geology), Nambé Pueblo has long been a spiritual center for the Tewa-speaking tribes, a…

4. Pojoaque Pueblo

6.11 MILES

Although the history of Pojoaque Pueblo predates the Spaniards, a smallpox epidemic in the late 19th century killed most of its inhabitants, and forced…

5. Poeh Cultural Center & Museum

6.11 MILES

Set up by the Pojoaque Pueblo’s former governor, artist George Rivera, this center features simple but powerful displays on the history and culture of the…

6. Harrell House Bug Museum

7.63 MILES

Sure to be a hit with younger kids, who will get a kick out of spotting live scorpions, tarantulas and other creepy-crawlies (some of which you can touch)…

7. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

7.95 MILES

With 10 beautifully lit galleries in a rambling 20th-century adobe, this museum boasts the world's largest collection of O'Keeffe’s work. She’s best known…

8. New Mexico Museum of Art

8.04 MILES

Built in 1917 and a prime early example of Santa Fe’s Pueblo Revival architecture, the New Mexico Museum of Art has spent a century collecting and…