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Seattle & Santa Fe in 13 days

7 sightseeing days in Seattle, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Santa Fe. Includes Museum of Pop Culture 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 Seattle for the first 7 sightseeing days; move to Santa Fe on day 8, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 1894 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 · Cafe Soleil — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Mashiko — Sushi, traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Kokoras Greek Grill — Regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 9 · La Casa Sena — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 10 · AGAVE Restaurant & Lounge — Regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 11 · 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.

Seattle & Santa Fe itinerary: 13 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: Seattle: Museum of Pop Culture & Space Needle

  • · Museum of Pop Culture · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Space Needle · 30 min
  • · Space Needle · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Cafe Soleil (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 2: Seattle: Chihuly Garden and Glass & Olympic Sculpture Park

  • · Chihuly Garden and Glass · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Olympic Sculpture Park · 30 min
  • · Olympic Sculpture Park · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Mashiko (Sushi, traditional) · 75 min

Day 3: Seattle: Seattle Art Museum & Seattle Aquarium

  • · Seattle Art Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Seattle Aquarium · 30 min
  • · Seattle Aquarium · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Kokoras Greek Grill (Regional) · 75 min

Day 4: Seattle: Volunteer Park & Seattle Asian Art Museum

  • · Volunteer Park · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Seattle Asian Art Museum · 30 min
  • · Seattle Asian Art Museum · 120 min

Day 5: Seattle: Warren G. Magnuson Park & Maple Leaf Park

  • · Warren G. Magnuson Park · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Maple Leaf Park · 45 min
  • · Maple Leaf Park · 120 min

Day 6: Seattle: Jefferson Park & Northwest African American Museum

  • · Jefferson Park · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Northwest African American Museum · 30 min
  • · Northwest African American Museum · 120 min

Day 7: Seattle: Northwest Nikkei Museum & Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience

  • · Northwest Nikkei Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience · 30 min
  • · Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience · 120 min

Day 8: Seattle → Santa Fe: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Seattle → Santa Fe · 600 min

Day 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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

Day 13: Santa Fe: Santa Fe Children's Museum & Scottish Rite Temple

  • · Santa Fe Children's Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Scottish Rite Temple · 30 min
  • · Scottish Rite Temple · 90 min

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Day 1
  • 09:30120m
    325 5th Ave N

    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/Seattle/Queen_Anne-South_Lake_Union (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.13 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.

  • 15:0075m
    400 Broad St

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seattle/Queen_Anne-South_Lake_Union (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    1400 34th 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: Wed-Fri 5:30-9PM, Sat 8:30AM-2PM and 5:30-9PM, Sun 8:30AM-2PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 4.6 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/Seattle/Capitol_Hill-Central_District (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5380056; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    305 Harrison St

    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/Seattle/Queen_Anne-South_Lake_Union (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.58 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
    2901 Western Ave

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    4725 California Ave SW

    Sushi, 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: Sun-Thu 5PM-9PM, Fri-Sat 5PM-10PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 6.7 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/Seattle/West (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5356241; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:30120m
    100 University St

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  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.38 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
    1483 Alaskan Way (on Pier 59 on the waterfront)

    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/Seattle/Downtown (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    6400 California Ave SW

    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: Tue-Sun 4PM-9PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 7.6 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/Seattle/West (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5356241; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    1247 15th Ave E

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  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.12 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
    1400 E Prospect St

    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/Seattle/Capitol_Hill-Central_District (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    7400 Sand Point Way NE

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  • 12:0045m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (5.16 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
    1020 NE 82nd St

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Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    3801 Beacon Ave S

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  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.51 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
    2300 S Massachusetts St

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Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    1414 S Weller St

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  • 12:0030m
    Seattle

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.82 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
    719 S King St

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Day 8
  • 08:00600m
    Seattle → Santa Fe

    Dedicated relocation day from Seattle to Santa Fe; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 1894 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 9
  • 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

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. 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.

  • 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 10
  • 09:30120m
    217 Johnson St

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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 11
  • 09:30120m
    706 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.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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 12
  • 09:30120m
    750 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.

  • 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.

Day 13
  • 09:30120m
    1050 Old Pecos Trail

    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.

  • 12:0030m
    Santa Fe

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.06 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
    463 Paseo de Peralta

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. 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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