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Santa Fe Scavenger Hunt: The Oldest Capital Comes Alive

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Two hours. One epic Santa Fe adventure. Your team will solve puzzles, complete challenges, and explore historic landmarks. On this modern day treasure hunt in Santa Fe you will compete for the top spot in your city. You can start your scavenger hunt any time your group is ready. Learn how it works.

This scavenger hunt will help you explore Santa Fe. This top rated Santa Fe scavenger hunt is 1.32 miles and has 7 stops.

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Activity Info: The Oldest Capital Comes Alive

Welcome to the Land of Enchantment! Dive into the rich history and vibrant culture of Santa Fe, New Mexico on our exciting scavenger hunt in the heart of Downtown. With a nifty guide in hand, you'll embark on a thrilling adventure to uncover hidden gems and historical treasures sprinkled throughout this enchanting neighborhood. From iconic landmarks to historic buildings, every corner holds a new mystery waiting to be unraveled. As you navigate through the bustling streets of Santa Fe, you'll be captivated by the beauty of storied buildings, epic sculptures, and grand green spaces. Get ready to explore iconic locations like the Basilica, Chapel, and Plaza in a whole new light. Who knows what secrets lie within these walls or what tales they have to tell? Join us on the Santa Fe, New Mexico scavenger hunt and let the adventure begin!

You can do our interactive scavenger hunt at any time. Explore the culture, and history of Santa Fe.

Some of what you'll see: Lensic Theatre, Jean Cocteau Cinema, Loretto Chapel

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How It Works: The Oldest Capital Comes Alive

Explore Santa Fe like never before. All you need is a phone and some free time! Our cross-platform mobile app (available on iOS and Android) uses GPS and AI photo scanning to help you navigate from stop to stop as you uncover hidden art, history, and culture all around you.

Solve riddles at each stop, complete hilarious photo challenges, and compete with your team to score the most points and top our city-wide leaderboard.

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Activity Type: Anytime Scavenger Hunt

Starting Area: 418 11 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

Travel Method: Walking

Walking Distance: 1.32 Mi (2.12 KM)

Time:1.5 - 2 Hours

Skill Level:Competitive Fun

Extra Admissions: None


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Whether you're heading out for a weekend getaway, throwing a surprise birthday party for your best friend, or celebrating your bachelorette party, the fun never stops with ScavengerHunt.com.

Our Santa Fe scavenger hunts are endlessly customizable. Unlock unique challenge types, roles, and other special features as you have a blast, no matter the occassion.

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Earn The Santa Fe Scavenger Hunt High Score

Love a little competition? On your photo scavenger hunt, each player on your team will receive interactive challenges. You'll work together to solve riddles, answer trivia and complete photo challenges for a chance to top the Santa Fe leaderboard—and compete for ultimate bragging rights!

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The picture ideas are creative and fun, it documents the experience in a unique way that makes you want to share them with others!

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This walking tour of Downtown Santa Fe was amazing! I loved how interactive it was while visiting places like Lensic Theatre and more.

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The Santa Fe scavenger hunt is an awesome way for tourists to explore iconic points of interest like the State Capitol and Loretto Chapel.

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This was a great walking tour of the Downtown neighborhood. We enjoyed solving puzzles at each site, especially at St. Francis Basilica.

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Exploring the Downtown neighborhood through this scavenger hunt was amazing. Each stop revealed fascinating history and local culture.

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This walking tour of Downtown was incredible. The Santa Fe scavenger hunt led us to beautiful historic spots I never knew existed.

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We had an amazing time on this Downtown scavenger hunt! It was engaging and full of surprises at each location we visited.

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The Santa Fe scavenger hunt is perfect for tourists wanting to see points of interest. We loved every moment exploring Downtown!

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Santa Fe is such a vibrant city. This scavenger hunt made it even more enjoyable as we uncovered local history and art.

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Exploring the Downtown neighborhood was fantastic. Each stop, from Jean Cocteau Cinema to State Capitol, had its own charm.

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I had a blast exploring the Santa Fe scavenger hunt with my family. The kids loved discovering hidden gems like the Loretto Chapel.

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Loved this walking tour of Downtown Santa Fe! The app made it easy to navigate from one historic spot to another, including the Plaza.

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Exploring Downtown was amazing with this Santa Fe scavenger hunt. I loved discovering hidden gems like San Miguel Mission along the way.

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The Oldest Capital Comes Alive will help you discover new exciting things, taking you to popular attractions and secret sites even the locals don't know about. We'll lead you to 'must-see' landmarks and treasures including: Jean Cocteau Cinema, Lensic Theatre, Loretto Chapel. Need more details? You can find additional scavenger hunt information here.
Of course! We have a whole team of Santa Fe team building experts at ScavengerHunt.com that can help turn the The Oldest Capital Comes Alive scavenger hunt into the engaging, energizing team building activity your company needs. Our team can customize any team building scavenger hunt to include a tailored route, a special starting and ending location, custom questions about your company, and your logo. Click here for more info on how to start your Santa Fe team building adventure.
It's easy! Start by buying scavenger hunt tickets from our store. Tickets can be used for the Santa Fe scavenger hunt or any ScavengerHunt.com city scavenger hunt (we have more than 400 hunts in cities across the globe). After securing your tickets, choose the city you want to explore. Download the Let's Roam app (our awesome parent company), select your adventure/activity, and start your epic journey!
Every scavenger hunt, whether in your home or outside, is designed to bring teams together. Outdoor hunts are a fun way to explore with your friends and family and help groups see the city in an exciting new way. Our In-Home hunts are designed to help kill boredom and help you learn more about each other. Be prepared to learn something new and have a great time. Our software helps us customize your scavenger hunt to your tastes as you solve clues. At the end of your hunt, you'll be ready to do it in another city! Get Your Gift or Tickets
Your scavenger hunt will lead your group across town to the best-known landmarks as well as hidden gems. Along the way, you and your teammates will complete fun photo challenges, test your knowledge of local trivia, and solve riddles that will bring your entire group together. ScavengerHunt.com by Let's Roam is a great way to explore a new city or learn more about an old favorite. Learn how it works.
Yes, our scavenger hunts are socially distant and outdoors. Questions are hidden on plaques, statues, and more outside. You won’t enter buildings and will only interact with your family/friend bubble. These wacky walking adventures are the perfect way to explore in a safe manner. Your group can pause at any time and take a break. Challenges are often off the beaten path and away from heavily trafficked tourist attractions.
Our one-of-a-kind in-home scavenger hunts help you, your friends, family or date explore, discover, and connect. All you’ll need is your phone, your team, and your home. The interactive Let’s Roam app will present you with a series of challenges and questions ranging in difficulty and point value.
Our scavenger hunt tickets are flexible and can be used in any of our locations for up to two years. When you purchase as a gift you will receive an instant printable card for the recipient.
Our scavenger hunts take about 2 hours. You can pause your scavenger hunt if you'd like to explore a stop on the hunt or get drinks/food along the way.
Whenever you're ready to explore! If you're doing an outdoor hunt, daylight may help you find some clues, you can go any day, any time (even holidays). You will never be asked to go inside buildings on your hunt, so you don't have to worry about business hours. No reservation is required for groups of less than 20.
During your hunt each person will be texted photo challenges, trivia, and other activities for everyone to do together. We recommend purchasing a role for everyone in your group and kids over 6. If a person doesn't have their own device, you can have up to 4 roles on a single device. Our app will let you know when to pass the device to them when it's their turn.

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