El Rancho de las Golondrinas - Santa Fe Museum

Descriptions from Across the Web

• El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural farming valley just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum, dedicated to the heritage ... more on MuseumStuff.com
• This living history museum, located just south of Santa Fe, recreates 18th-century ranch life. Guides, dressed in period clothing, ... more on TripAdvisor
• This 200-acre ranch, about 15 miles south of the plaza via I-25, was once the last stopping place on the 1,000-mile El Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Today, it's a living 18th- and 19th-century Spanish village, comprising a hacienda, a village store, a schoolhouse, and several chapels ... more on Frommers
• The Ranch of the Swallows dates back to the 1700s, as a stopover on the Camino Real, from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Today it makes a great half-day trip from Santa Fe. Explore the living museum's colonial adobe buildings. They have great events here, toofrom weekend wine tastings to ... more on NileGuide

Directions

From Santa Fe, drive south on I-25, taking exit 276; this will lead to NM 599 going north; turn left on W. Frontage Rd.; drive 1/2 mile; turn right on Los Pinos Rd.; travel 3 miles to the museum

Hours

June-Sept Wed-Sun 10am-4pm; Apr-May and Oct open by advance arrangement

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Adults: $5.00 -- Children (ages 5-12): $2.00 -- Seniors (62+), teens (ages 13-18), military personnel: $4.00
• Collections: Original colonial buildings on the site date from the early 18th century. In addition, historic buildings from other parts of northern New Mexico have been reconstructed at Las Golondrinas. Villagers clothed in the styles of the times show how life was li

Other Web Resources

• Read more about El Rancho de las Golondrinas on Yahoo! Travel
• www.golondrinas.org