Haven’t been to Moab, so can’t compare, but Santa Fe and the surrounding area are wonderful. Santa Fe itself is beautiful, and the food can’t be beat. From there you can head in several directions to Bandolier and Pecos National Parks, both with beautiful scenery and ruins of ancient Native American dwellings. If you’re a history buff, you can take a ranger-guided tour at Pecos to the site of the Battle of Glorieta Pass, the westernmost battle of the civil war. I can also highly recommend a balloon ride over the desert by an outfit called Santa Fe Balloons (santafeballoons.com). If taking a ride in a hot air balloon is on your bucket list, that’s the place to do it. You can see for miles. Albuquerque is only about an hour away, and Taos is about an hour and a half.