10. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Readers’ Rating: 82.137 Santa Fe has the charming downtown lined with adobe buildings and art galleries, but we enjoy the city because “it shows off a different side of American history,” says contributing digital editor Lilit Marcus. To experience that Hispanic and Native American heritage, visit the Museum of International Folk Art on Museum Hill, and the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis, which inspired Willa Cather’s iconic novelDeath Comes for the Archbishop. Chow down on enchiladas from The Shed and biscochito cookies from The Chocolate Maven paired with coffee from the quirky closet-sized Holy Spirit Espresso, then make sure your day ends at Santa Fe Spirits’ new tasting room.
