Santa Fe Tops Travel + Leisure's Best Cities List

Santa Fe is an incredible town with lots to offer visitors. Here, you'll find an unrivaled blend of historic and modern attractions, all set in the midst of gorgeous desert landscape. We aren't the only ones that love Santa Fe! Recently, Santa Fe was named one of travelers' favorite cities in the United States. 

Travel + Leisure released a list of their list of Readers’ 15 Favorite Cities in the United States of 2023 on July 11. This is one of T+L's most exclusive lists. Only the best of the best earn a spot! 

Each year, T+L asks readers to weigh in on their travel experiences around the globe by taking the World's Best Awards survey. Readers give opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. For 2023, nearly 165,000 T+L readers completed the survey, casting more than 685,000 votes across over 8,500 unique properties (hotels, cities, cruise lines, etc). Cities were ranked based on their sights/landmarks, culture, food, friendliness, shopping, and value. 

Santa Fe earned second place on this prestigious list! T+L wrote... 

Santa Fe captured readers' hearts as a favorite destination thanks to its eclectic nature and its mass appeal. "Santa Fe has something to offer for everyone, great food, culture, outdoor activities including skiing and world class hiking... architecture is wonderful," one reader raved. The city’s top-notch arts scene has long been a magnet for both creators and culture mavens, the latter drawn to the galleries along Canyon Road and in the Railyard District. Downtown, readers will find the engrossing New Mexico Museum of Art as well as the eponymous museum of renowned painter Georgia O’Keeffe, who spent her final years in Santa Fe.

The full rankings are as follows: 

1. Charleston, SC
2. Santa Fe, NM 
3. New Orleans, LA 
4. Savannah, GA
5. Chicago, IL
6. Honolulu, HI
7. New York, NY
8. Nashville, TN
9. Alexandria, VA 
10. San Antonio, TX
11. Williamsburg, VA
12. Bend, OR
13. San Diego, CA
14. Boston, MA
15. Asheville, NC

What's your favorite thing about Santa Fe? Tell us in the comments!