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Things to do with kids in Santa Fe

6 family-friendly places in Santa Fe: zoos, aquariums, playgrounds and more.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas, Santa Fe
Photo: NewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Things to do with kids in Santa Fe

  1. See

    El Rancho de las Golondrinas

    A massive outdoor "living history" museum portraying Spanish colonial days, with reconstructions of a village, farms, orchards, a vineyard, and a large water mill. In May you'll be dodging swarms of bored children on school field trips; visiting in the fall is better.

    Jun-Sep Wed-Sun 10AM-4PMAdults $6, seniors/teens 13-18 $4, children 12 and under free. More during special events

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    Santa Fe Children's Museum

    Many participatory exhibits and various accessible critters both inside and out; the indoor area holds several construction toy areas and a bubble-making area, while the outdoor area features a garden and greenhouse with plenty of kids' activities available.

    Wed 9AM-5PM, Thu 10AM-6:30PM, Fri Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM; closed Mon-Tue$7.50 adults, $5 children, discount for residents

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    Meow Wolf

    A huge art creation in a warehouse. Prepare to be disoriented, confused, and delighted. 70 rooms of art created just for this realm. Expect to spend 2 hours at least. If you want, there is also a mystery narrative for you to uncover in The House of Eternal Return.

    Sun-Thu 10AM-8PM, Fri Sat 10AM-10PM$42 adults, children $27

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    Las Posadas

    A pre-Christmas commemoration of Mary's and Joseph's search for lodging taking place outdoors on the Plaza. This event takes place in mid December and is a truly unique experience. The audience "participates" in the play by holding candles and following Mary and Joseph in their search for lodging. El Diablo (the devil) appears on rooftops throughout the plaza and hurls insults at the crowd, which responds in kind. This is a wonderful family event.

  5. DoAmusement park

    Turtle World Ceramics

    1911 Saint Michaels Dr

  6. DoArcade

    Oddfellows & Rebekahs Independent Order

    1125 Cerrillos Rd

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Santa Fe (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.