15 new things to do, see and eat in Santa Fe

By Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post Fine Arts Critic

Santa Fe is a city that trades on tradition. It holds on to a millennia of human history — from Indian pueblos to new-age retreats — and somehow manages to make it all coexist. When you go there, you feel the rumble of every cultural revolution that ever happened, from the invasion of Spanish settlers in the 1600s to theinflux of New York artists three centuries later.

When the city changes — and things are changing there now, quickly — it brings its personalty with it. New things still come along, but they mix with the past, instead of conquering it.

And so tacos can take on Asian flavors, and craft beer can mingle with margaritas. Modern architecture can pop up inside adobe palaces and museums can look back at native lore while gazing around themselves at evolving, multicultural customs.

When you look at what's new in Santa Fe, you see what's old.

The House of Eternal Return is part art installation, part theme park. The interactive attraction is a good bet for both kids and adults. (Photos by Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post)

Sazon: Santa Fe is enjoying a restaurant revival these days with newcomers like Radish & Rye and Eloisa pulling attention, and awards, to the city. But the don't-miss meal is at the freshSazon, headed up by chef Fernando Olea, who keeps the menu small, meaningful and rooted in his native Mexican cuisine. Go traditional with the enchiladas or adventurous with the baby grasshopper taquitos, but stop, for a while, at the amazing mole, which is handed out ...

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