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Free Santa Fe Travel Information Featured on USATravelPal.com

USATravelPal.com, a comprehensive travel website in progress, provides comprehensive travel information on over 1500 exciting destinations throughout the United States, including 15 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe, the capitol and fourth largest city of New Mexico, is the highest state capitol in the country, with an average elevation of over 7000 feet. First settled by the Spanish in 1607, it is also the oldest state capitol. Santa Fe is well known for its art and culture. Art museums in this city include the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Indian Art and Culture, and the Museum of International Folk Art. Other fun places to go include Canyon Road, El Rancho de la Golodrinas, La Fonda Hotel, the Lorreto Chapel, the Palace of the Governors, the Plaza, the Saint Francis Cathedral, the San Miguel Mission, and the Santuario de Guadalupe.

The Georgia O'Keefe Museum holds the world's largest collection of the great local modern artist Georgia O'Keefe. The building, designed in the pueblo revival style, is also quite impressive. The museum holds nearly 3000 works of modern art, including 1148 by O'Keefe. The museum also operates a research center devoted to the study of American Modernism, the movement which O'Keefe helped to inspire.

La Fonda Hotel, located in the historic Plaza, is a magnificent old hotel in the heart of town offering superb lodging, dining, and entertainment. Visitors will be charmed by its beautiful pueblo-style Spanish design as well as its many amenities, such as its world-class spa and fitness center, massage room, wireless internet access, and multilingual concierge service. The hotel also features the splendid La Fiesta Lounge and the Bell Tower Bar. Visitors can also enjoy many nearby activities, including the host of galleries, shops, museums and restaurants located within walking distance as well as the spectacular Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where they can enjoy hiking or picnicking.

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