A 50-acre redeveloped rail depot and freight yard turned into Santa Fe's most modern-feeling district: a park built where the tracks used to run, a nationally ranked farmers market under a steel pavilion, contemporary art museums in old warehouses, and a scatter of breweries and chef-driven restaurants along Guadalupe Street. A mile and a half west sits Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return, the trippy, immersive art installation that put Santa Fe on a very different kind of map than the plazas and chapels do.
Who it's for: Travelers who want a break from adobe-and-turquoise Santa Fe — locals doing Saturday errands at the farmers market, contemporary art fans, brewery-hoppers, and anyone traveling with teenagers or twenty-somethings who'd rather see Meow Wolf than another chapel. Families too: the park has a playground and the market is genuinely kid-friendly.