From Texas, we crossed into New Mexico. Our first stop was Albuquerque, which didn’t really grab me, despite having an attractive old town. Santa Fe, on the other hand, had Meow Wolf.
Meow Wolf is a Santa Fe-based company of multimedia artists who put together enormous, interactive art installations. (There are installations in Las Vegas, Denver, and Grapevine, TX as well.) The Santa Fe installation, in an enormous old bowling alley, currently tells the story of a family whose science experiment goes horribly wrong, opening a portal into multiple other worlds. As you explore their house and the worlds that it contains—including psychedelic gardens, a black-and-white cartoon kitchen containing alien life forms, household appliances that lead to other dimensions, and an multi-versal travel agency—you find clues to the tragedy that has torn the family apart. We spent a few hours there and probably could have spent another two or three.
As an added bonus, the curators at Meow Wolf are officiants in the Church of Universal Life, so we renewed our vows during our visit.
Next: Taos.