Santa Fe Top Attractions & Passes
Santa Fe attractions, in short: we list 8 of Santa Fe’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Santa Fe city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Santa Fe, New Mexico, located in the north-central part of the state, is a destination known for its distinctive architecture, cultural heritage, and vibrant arts scene. The metro area is home to approximately 157,765 residents. Visitors typically explore the city's historic sites and neighborhoods, including the iconic Plaza and surrounding adobe-style streets. Major attractions include the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and numerous art museums showcasing both traditional and contemporary works. The city also offers access to eight nearby National Park Service sites in the surrounding region.
A city pass can be a convenient way to visit multiple Santa Fe attractions using a single ticket rather than purchasing individual admission fees. These passes typically bundle popular sites and museums together, allowing visitors to plan their itinerary more flexibly. For current information about which attractions are included in available passes and their pricing, visit the pass provider's website directly.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Georgia O'Keeffe Museum | Art museum |
| Santa Fe Plaza | Historic site |
| Palace of the Governors | Historic site |
| Canyon Road | Neighborhood |
| Loretto Chapel | Cathedral |
| Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi | Cathedral |
| Meow Wolf (House of Eternal Return) | Other attraction |
| Museum of International Folk Art | Museum |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Pecos National Historical Park · 13.0 mi | 37,083 (2025) |
| Bandelier National Monument · 27.7 mi | 247,642 (2025) |
| Petroglyph National Monument · 50.0 mi | 310,672 (2025) |
| Fort Union National Monument · 59.6 mi | 7,813 (2025) |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument · 76.8 mi | 32,144 (2025) |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park · 112.1 mi | 29,816 (2025) |
| El Malpais National Monument · 121.0 mi | 151,998 (2025) |
| El Morro National Monument · 138.3 mi | 48,797 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Santa Fe's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.