Things To Do in El Paso

1. El Paso Museum of Art

Once regarded as lacking a regional focus, the El Paso Museum of Art has recently turned that criticism on its head: The stunning landscapes and...

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• Museums

2. El Paso Museum of History

Opening in 2007, the new El Paso Museum of History is worthy of its subject, a major improvement on its shuttered predecessor on the city's east...

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• Museums

3. Insights Science Museum

This downtown museum is a winner for young minds curious about the inner workings of nature. There are interactive exhibits on topics ranging from...

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• Museums

4. Chamizal National Memorial

When the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the two countries agreed on a border: the center of the deepest channel of the Rio Grande. However,...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

5. El Paso Zoo

Home to some 1,700 animals from 240 different species in natural habitat exhibits, the El Paso Zoo is one of the state's best. The focus is on...

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• Zoos/Aquariums

6. El Paso Mission Trail

First established in the 17th and 18th centuries, three historic Spanish missions provide a link to El Paso's colonial past. All three are among...

7. Magoffin Home State Historic Site

Built in 1875 for Joseph Magoffin, a pioneer leader who helped guide the city through its chaotic Wild West days, this is El Paso's only historic...

8. Concordia Cemetery

El Paso's "Boot Hill," Concordia is the final resting place of numerous infamous outlaws who met their maker in the city's wilder days. The gravestones...

9. Ascarate Lake City Park

Centered on a 44-acre artificial lake, this municipal park consists of 400 acres of undeveloped terrain crisscrossed by trails. While swimming...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

10. Western Playland Amusement Park

In 2006, the longtime local amusement park relocated to Sunland Park, New Mexico (about 8 miles northwest of El Paso), taking with it the El Bandito...

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• Attractions