Santa Fe Trail Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
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Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
The Santa Fe Trail was one of the main historical routes that traders (and military parties) took to the southwestern United States from the population centers of the east, as the United States was expanding from its east-coast roots to become the continent-spanning mega-nation that it is now. The Trail's heyday was the 19th century; today it has all but vanished in some areas, as 21st-century "civilization" encroaches and hides the Trail beneath modern roads and housing. However, the route still exists, and there are plenty of opportunities for the intrepid traveler to follow it by car, bike, and even foot, and get a sense of what the original travelers went through.
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