Don't miss taking the kids to the Museum of International Folk Art, where they'll love the international dioramas and the toys. Also visit the tepee at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, where storyteller Joe Hayes spins traditional Spanish cuentos, Native American folk tales, and Wild West tall tales on weekend evenings. The Bishop's Lodge has extensive children's programs during the summer. These include horseback riding, swimming, arts-and-crafts programs, and special activities, such as archery and tennis. Kids are sure to enjoy El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a living 18th- and 19th-century Spanish village comprising a hacienda, a village store, a schoolhouse, and several chapels and kitchens.
The Genoveva Chavez Community Center is a full-service family recreation center on the south side of Santa Fe (3221 Rodeo Rd.). The complex includes a 50m pool, a leisure pool, a therapy pool, an ice-skating rink, three gyms, a workout room, racquetball courts, and an indoor running track, as well as a spa and sauna. For hours and more information, call tel. 505/955-4001.
More than Dinosaurs -- A timeless adventure tucked into a small space, Dinosaurs & More, 102 W. San Francisco St., upstairs in Suite 5 (tel. 505/988-3299), caters to children of all ages, even those simply young at heart. Rockhound Charlie Snell has been hunting and collecting fossils, minerals, and meteorites for 25 years. He displays and sells them here, with special attention to children's curiosity. At the back of the shop, kids can participate in the archaeology by brushing and scraping away rock and dust from real dinosaur bones.
