Did you ever wish your house had secret tunnels in it? Growing up, our family had a coat closet upstairs that I would hide in and I so wished it had a secret tunnel that would bring me to my room. It would’ve been such a fun twist to hide and seek!
Those dreams became reality at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. Brian and I stopped in Santa Fe for really two reasons only: 1. To sing “Saaaaanta Feee” from Newsies (check!) and 2. to visit Meow Wolf (check!).
I don’t have a succinct way to describe Meow Wolf. It’s like going into the brain of an artist on an acid trip. Except it’s not just one artist, but like 30 went on a little trip together and came up with a crazy story that you can’t assume makes sense, but maybe it does? To be more eloquent, it’s a permanent exhibition space (refreshed regularly) with immersive, interactive installations, with a mysterious storyline woven throughout.
We paid $25 for each of us to go. If it seems steep, it’s 110% worth it. We got a tip from our Airbnb hosts to go early because it’s busiest at night. We went an hour after they opened and it wasn’t crowded, but more people consistently streamed in and it was pretty busy by the time we left 2 hours later. We highly recommend visiting during a less-busy time so that you have an easier chance at playing with stuff and being able to experience rooms by yourself.
We had no idea what to expect and you first enter the story at the front lawn of a house. There are clues for a mysterious story that
Like I mentioned, we wandered around the house for about 20 minutes and then found our way into the multi-verse. There are a few different ways to get there and it’s fun to experience all of them.
Once there, just go wild. Go with the flow and wander aimlessly. Have the time of your life in a playground created by artists. Here are some of our favorite photos:
It’s so easy to spend hours here. We could easily go back time and time again and have just as much fun as the first time. Some awesome news is that Meow Wolf is starting to open in other cities! Las Vegas is the first outside of Santa Fe. You can find more info at MeowWolf.com. We are over-the-moon excited and will add a post on that location once it opens.
For ticket information for the Santa Fe location, visit https://santafe.meowwolf.com/
Also, note that Meow Wolf in Santa Fe is closed on Tuesdays! Plan around that. Make sure you’re there on a day that’s not a Tuesday so you can experience this incredible place! 🙂
To see our experience at Meow Wolf, watch the video on YouTube!
Hi Guys, your videos are awesome. Based on part of your “10,000 mile trip”, we are going to do the Black Hills in SD, as well as Devils Tower and other stops in Wyoming next month. One question, since your videos are so sharp, and the sound quality is exceptional, can you share what type of gear you use? Do you use a DSLR, or GoPro, or ?. Also, do you use an external microphone? And, finally (sorry for all the questions), what type of editing software do you use? There’s so much out there, it’s bewildering.
Again, awesome travel videos! And congratulations on all the subscribers.
best regards,
Randy
Hi Randy, thanks for the support! Glad we helped inspire a road trip. 🙂 We had a DSLR, but didn’t like to travel with it because it was so big. So we switched to a Canon G7X, and we love it. For this road trip, we bought a second one (a G7X Mark II) and it’s even better than the first model. Like you said, the videos are sharp and sound quality is amazing considering it’s just a tiny built-in mic. We do not use an external mic. The only thing is that you have to be aware of the wind because the mic picks up wind noise a lot, so make sure you block the wind when you’re shooting. I usually do this with my hand. The camera has really good image/video stabilization, and then I smooth it out a little more in Final Cut Pro afterward. You can see all our gear (along with camping gear and everything we used on the road trip) here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/perfectlittleplanet