History & Culture Tours
Several of our member guides offer history, culture, and art tours. Here you’ll find a small selection of available tours. Each tour below is offered by a different guide or company, indicated in the tour description.
Afternoons with Christian
Christian leads tours of historic Santa Fe that include: walking tours, coffee and conversation, cocktails and culture, happy hour and history. Take a fun and informative walk through thousands of years of history. Native culture, Spanish and Mexican influences, and the pioneering spirit combine in an intoxicating mixture that is Santa Fe!
Santa Fe Revisited
Santa Fe Revisited is an in-depth tour of this nation’s oldest capitol city. This 2-hour walking tour recaps four hundred years of history narrated by Ana Pacheco. Ana is the former City Historian of Santa Fe and the author of eight books on New Mexico history. Her family settled in Santa Fe in 1692. Find out more at her website historyinsantafe.com.
Canyon Road Art Tour
Home to over 80 galleries, Canyon Road is a must-see for any art lover. Our Curated Canyon Road tour features a small selection of fantastic galleries. Our interactive style is fun, engaging, and invites you to look at art in a new way. This tour is provided by Santa Fe Art Tours. Check out our other tours at santafearttours.com.
Sense of Place Walking Tour
Join Tom Gallegos of True New Mexico and explore the cultural vibrancy of the Nation’s oldest and highest Capital City. Learn why our unique culture, architecture, history and Native/Spanish heritage has resulted in Santa Fe receiving the “World Legacy Award” by the National Geographic Traveler.
Willa Cather's Santa Fe
On this 2.5-hour walking tour, we’ll explore how author Willa Cather was inspired to write her "best book" (her words), "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by retracing her steps through downtown Santa Fe in 1925 and 1926. This experience is provided by Garrett Peck Walking Tours. Find more tours at GarrettPeck.com.
Downtown Walking Tours
Santa Fe’s serene Southwestern architecture conceals an exciting history that reaches back for centuries. Let Santa Fe Discovery Walking Tours pull back the Adobe Curtain! Join one of our guides each morning in the lobby of La Fonda Hotel for an eye-opening walk through the winding calles of Old Santa Fe.
Architecture Uncovered Private Walking Tour
Discover Santa Fe’s unique look! We’ll step back through four centuries and explore enchanting architectural details in the Historic District. Find hidden courtyards, hear colorful tales and spot distinctive elements of Santa Fe’s legendary style. Join me, Karen of Santa Fe, on this captivating private tour, or see my other tours at KarenChilders.com.
Las Vegas Historic Places Tour
This tour is intended to give you a taste of Las Vegas, New Mexico’s history through some of our treasured places. Las Vegas boasts over 900 structures listed on the Register of Historic Places. Join us to venture into another place and time in our unique town. This tour is provided by SouthwestDetours.com. Find out more by visiting our website.
Chaco Canyon Adventure
Walk and Drive Tour
In the 9th century, Ancestral Pueblos designed spectacular public architecture by combining astronomical alignments, geometry, landscaping and engineering. Our storytelling approach shares, through indigenous knowledge, why the Ancestral Pueblos chose Chaco Canyon, how they designed their way of life, and more. This tour is provided by Navajo Tours USA.