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Denver & Santa Fe in 9 days

4 sightseeing days in Denver, a dedicated relocation day, then 4 days in Santa Fe. Includes Children's Museum of Denver and Palace of the Governors / New Mexico History Museum, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Denver for the first 4 sightseeing days; move to Santa Fe on day 5, then stay for 4 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 460 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
6 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Venice Ristorante — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Sam's No. 3 — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · El Taco de Mexico — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · La Casa Sena — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 7 · AGAVE Restaurant & Lounge — Regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 8 · La Choza — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Denver & Santa Fe itinerary: 9 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Denver: Children's Museum of Denver & Confluence Park

  • · Children's Museum of Denver · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Confluence Park · 30 min
  • · Confluence Park · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Venice Ristorante (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Denver: Denver Art Museum & Clyfford Still Museum

  • · Denver Art Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Clyfford Still Museum · 30 min
  • · Clyfford Still Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Sam's No. 3 (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Denver: Denver Firefighters Museum & Kirkland Museum

  • · Denver Firefighters Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Kirkland Museum · 30 min
  • · Kirkland Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: El Taco de Mexico (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 4: Denver: Denver Museum of Nature & Science & City Park

  • · Denver Museum of Nature & Science · 120 min
  • · Transfer to City Park · 30 min
  • · City Park · 120 min

Day 5: Denver → Santa Fe: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Denver → Santa Fe · 600 min

Day 6: Santa Fe: Palace of the Governors / New Mexico History Museum & St. Francis Cathedral

  • · Palace of the Governors / New Mexico History Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to St. Francis Cathedral · 30 min
  • · St. Francis Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Dinner: La Casa Sena (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 7: Santa Fe: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum & Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

  • · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Museum of Contemporary Native Arts · 30 min
  • · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts · 120 min
  • · Dinner: AGAVE Restaurant & Lounge (Regional) · 75 min

Day 8: Santa Fe: Museum of International Folk Art & Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

  • · Museum of International Folk Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · 30 min
  • · Museum of Indian Arts & Culture · 120 min
  • · Dinner: La Choza (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 9: Santa Fe: Museum of Spanish Colonial Art & Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

  • · Museum of Spanish Colonial Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · 30 min
  • · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · 120 min

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Day 1
  • 09:30120m
    2121 Children's Museum Dr

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denver (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Denver

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.91 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    15th Street at the Platte River

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denver (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    1700 Wynkoop St

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.8 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denver (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5400998; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    100 W 14th Ave Pkwy

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  • 12:0030m
    Denver

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.09 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    1250 Bannock Street

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    1500 Curtis St

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 1.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denver (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5400998; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:30120m
    1326 Tremont Pl

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  • 12:0030m
    Denver

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.56 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    1201 Bannock St

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    714 Santa Fe Dr

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 1.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denver (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5400998; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    2001 Colorado Blvd

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  • 12:0030m
    Denver

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.69 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Denver

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Day 5
  • 08:00600m
    Denver → Santa Fe

    Dedicated relocation day from Denver to Santa Fe; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 460 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    105 E Palace Ave

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  • 12:0030m
    Santa Fe

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.26 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    213 Cathedral Pl

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    125 E Palace Ave

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Sat 11:30AM-3PM and 5:30PM-10PM, Sun 11AM-3PM and 5:30PM-10PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_%28New_Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386788; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    217 Johnson St

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  • 12:0030m
    Santa Fe

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.43 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    108 Cathedral Pl

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    309 W. San Francisco

    Regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Dinner nightly from 5:30PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_%28New_Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386788; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    706 Camino Lejo

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  • 12:0030m
    Santa Fe

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.1 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    710 Camino Lejo

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    905 Alarid St

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_%28New_Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386788; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    750 Camino Lejo

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  • 12:0030m
    Santa Fe

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.47 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    704 Camino Lejo

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_%28New_Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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