Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Only historical tour of its kind by a true local and bona fide historian. Ana Pacheco's family settled in Santa Fe in 1692 and she was the City Historian of Santa Fe (2015 - 2017). Pacheco is the author of eight books: Legendary Locals of Santa Fe, The History of Spirituality in Santa Fe, Pueblos of New Mexico, Early New Mexico Death Rituals, Los Comidas Cookbook, Saints & Seasons, Early Santa Fe, J. Paul Taylor: The Man from Mesilla.
Information on the tour includes: Santa Fe Opera, Route 66, 109 E. Palace & the Manhattan Project, Pueblos of New Mexico History, Loretto Chapel, San Miguel Mission, Canyon Road & Santa Fe as an Art Mecca, Sunmount Sanatorium, Santuario de Guadalupe, Masonic Scottish Rite Temple, Spirituality in Santa Fe & Cross of the Martyrs, Japanese Internment Camp, History of the Civil War in New Mexico. Billy the Kid's story begins in Santa Fe.
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Tour Guide
Departure Point
131 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
In front of the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States La Conquistadora the oldest Madonna in the United States. The Santa Fe Plaza, Loretto Chapel, the San Miguel Mission church, the oldest in the country. History of Art and Architecture in Santa Fe. An overview of four hundred years of Native American, Spanish, Mexican and American history in Santa Fe, the oldest capitol city in the United States 10 minutes
109 East Palace, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States The military checkpoint for the Manhattan Project during WWII. 5 minutes
Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Oldest government building in the U.S. plus the History of New Mexico's 19 Indian Pueblos. 10 minutes
New Mexico State Capitol (Roundhouse), Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States History of the only U.S. government building designed as a Native American symbol.
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Loretto Chapel was built in 1878 by Archbishop Lamy to accompany the Sisters of Light Loretto Academy. The Gothic-Revival chapel was inspired by Saint Chapelle in Paris, which was built by architect Antoine Mouly, who did the restoration of chapel that was patterned for King Louis IX in Paris. Legend has it that the 360-degree staircase built in the chapel between 1877 and 1881 had no visible means of support. Today, it is known as the Miraculous Staircase that St. Joseph the Carpenter had built. The Chapel was closed in 1968 and deconsecrated by the Catholic Church and is now run a privately owned museum. 10 minutes
Burro Alley, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Burro Alley is a small street connecting Palace Avenue and San Francisco Street. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, vendors who sold salt from the Galisteo Salt Basin and firewood from surrounding mountains would tie up their burros there to rest. While the animals recuperated, the vendors would frequent the local saloons and brothels. The gambling hall that was run by María Gertrudis Barceló, known as Doña Tules, was at the corner near Palace Avenue. 5 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Elizabeth_T
24 Apr 2023
Our tour guide, Ana, is a historian immersed in the history of Santa Fe. She shared so much history and information about the culture of the city. As a tour guide, she exceeded all of our expectations!
Alison_G
24 Apr 2023
We thought that the tour with Ana was the highlight of our already very fun trip to Santa Fe. If you want to learn about the city's super-rich history, as well as facts about the modern Santa Fe, you cannot do better than her tour. As a former town historian and an author, she is SO knowledgeable, pointing out sites but also showing us historic photos, and she was also a total hoot--really, really funny. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves walking with her for two and a half hours. Don't miss this!
Sandra S
22 Apr 2023
The best walking tour we have ever done! Anna was wonderful and knew just EVERYTHING about the city and the history it holds to this day. It was a highlight for our trip and we highly recommend it!
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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