Case Trading Post

Santa Fe is ground zero for all things silver and turquoise, and the lower-level Trading Post at the excellent Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a good place for jewelry lovers to start. Modeled on a Navajo trading post of the turn of the last century, it’s stocked with beautiful pieces, a mix of antique and contemporary. The friendly staffers extremely knowledgeable (and as serious about their work as the salespeople at Tiffany), and are happy to share the stories about the artists, many of whom have worked with the Trading Post for decades. Besides jewelry, there are Native American books, pottery and textiles for sale. The products are expensive but, according to many Santa Fe locals, the real deal.