Santa Fe’s Antique District

Santa Fe, New Mexico’s capital city, has some incredible local shops to dive into that are positively brimming with age-old relics and global finds. It is already a tourism hotspot, as it is renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture and as a creative arts hotbed. Collectors should also add it to their bucket list as a place to go for the cluster of amazing stores found in this city. It can be hard to know where to start, but once you pick your point it will definitely be difficult to stop!

Being in Santa Fe, perhaps a good jumping-off point for your antique shopping is Santa Fe Antiques. This is the only indoor antique mall in the city, with 30 independent dealers and new items finding their way to their customers daily. Since it is open 7 days a week, it can always provide inspiration for a further shopping expedition! Sal Hamdy Antiques is just down the road, which specializes in European art and antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as jewelry, decorative objects, and other unique items. This store has been open for business since 1994 and has rightly earned a reputation for quality and authenticity over the years.

A short walk away from these two stores, through the center of Santa Fe, shoppers will find La Casa Fina. This is an antique furniture store boasting great prices, fantastic service, and beautiful, unique pieces. The Ancient World Trading Company is just a stone’s throw away, a smaller store offering the finest collection of far Eastern artifacts. The owner is incredibly knowledgeable regarding his specialty, so anyone with similar interests will be entranced here. Scarlett’s Antique Shop and Gallery is not too far away. Their antique shop features a beautiful array of high-grade, authentic Indian jewelry by many award-winning Zuni and Navajo artists.

House of Ancestors Antiques is another centrally located antique store in downtown Santa Fe that is worth a visit. The owners are a husband and wife team, with the husband following in his parents’ footsteps by becoming an antique dealer. As such, there is a lifelong passion and love for all things old and interesting that fuels the excellence for which this store has become known. The store has a reputation for stocking quality and authentic pieces. It used to specialize in antique furniture but has branched out over the years to include other items of interest.

These names are but a few of the vintage and antique stores found in Santa Fe. It certainly earns its title of Antiquing Hotspot and whatever is in your collection, you will be able to add to it after spending some time here.