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<b>Old Santa Fe</b><br>
New Mexico<br><br>

<b>Distance:</b> 849 miles one-way<br><br>

Santa Fe -- rich, tan, relentlessly artsy and frequently artificial -- is really old, by American standards. The city turned 400 this year.<br><br>

When I visited recently, my mission wasn't really to chase after old buildings, odd galleries and new restaurants. I wanted a look at Santa Fe's newest downtown neighborhood, a once-blighted railroad zone whose revival is nearly complete. But in the middle of such history and atmosphere, a tourist gets distracted.<br><br>

-- Christopher Reynolds<br><br>

Read more: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-santafe-20101010,0,3513418.story">Old
Santa Fe: 400 and still evolving</a>

Santa Fe

( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Timies )

A statue of 19th century Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy stands in downtown Santa Fe, across the street from the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum.

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