Santa Fe Travel Blog

White Sands Missile Range opens its gates to the public Saturday, April 2, for its annual tour of Trinity Site, ground zero for the world’s first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. The top secret test exploded a 19-kiloton plutonium-based bomb. The next month, two bomb were dropped on Hiroshima and...

Visitors to New Mexico’s national parks this weekend will get in for free. All National Parks are waiving entrance fees for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The fee-free weekend lasts Saturday through Monday. Visitors who remain in the park beyond Monday will have to pay the fee for the remainder...

Here’s a great video to help you daydream about the Land of Enchantment as we return to work after the holidays, enjoy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42BHZfyIt7c&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Is New Year’s resolution this year to get organized, (or need a quick holiday gift)? Check out the photo-filled 2011 New Mexico Treasures Engagement Calendar here, published by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. New Mexico Treasures 2011 Engagement Calendar 120 pages, 8 X 8 inch format,...

The weather is gorgeous in Santa Fe, but in a few months our mountains will be blanketed with snow, creating a skier and snowboarder’s paradise. Now’s a great time to start thinking about ski trips, and with many diverse slopes in the Santa Fe area, you can’t go wrong here. Start by...