Must-see attractions in El Paso

  • 'Vaquero' sculpture at Museum of Art.

    El Paso Museum of Art

    El Paso

    This thoroughly enjoyable small-scale museum is housed in a former Greyhound station. Its pride and joy is a 13th-century Byzantine Madonna and Child, but…

  • Ysleta Mission on the Tigua Indian Reservation, El Paso, Texas, United States of America, North America

    Ysleta Mission

    El Paso

    Home to Texas’ oldest continually active congregation, tracing back to 1680, Ysleta Mission was established for Spanish refugees and Tigua people fleeing…

  • Franklin Mountains State Park

    El Paso

    The largest urban park in the US, at over 24,000 acres, offers a quick escape from the city to the home of ringtail cats, coyotes and countless other…

  • El Paso Holocaust Museum

    El Paso

    El Paso might not seem an obvious location for a Holocaust museum. Created by local survivors, though, this excellent little memorial holds thoughtful and…

  • EL PASO, TX - APRIL 24:.The National Border Patrol Museum, open Tuesday through Saturday, with no admission fee, chronicles the agency before it became an agency from the early 1900's through Prohibition, World War II and into today's high tech world  April 24, 2018 in El Paso, TX. It receives no federal funding and relies on donations.  .(Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    Border Patrol Museum

    El Paso

    This small but informative museum spotlights the history of the US Border Patrol, which was founded in 1924. This happened three days after Congress…

  • Tigua Cultural Center

    El Paso

    The surrounding community of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is sovereign home to the Tigua tribe and is recognized by many as the oldest town in Texas. Despite…

  • El Paso Zoo

    El Paso

    Home to a large number of endangered animals, including the Asian elephant, Sumatran orangutan, Malayan tiger and the rare Amur leopard. All told, more…

  • Rio Bosque Wetlands Park

    El Paso

    Managed by the University of Texas at El Paso, this 372-acre city park has walking trails (two natural-surface and one paved) weaving through the wetlands…

  • Socorro Mission

    El Paso

    The community of Socorro was established in the fall of 1680, after Spaniards and Native Americans fled New Mexico following the Pueblo Revolt earlier in…

  • El Paso Museum of Archaeology

    El Paso

    The dioramas depicting the lives of the region's ancient peoples aren't particularly illuminating, but the baskets, pottery and hunting tools created by…

  • San Elizario Presidio Chapel

    El Paso

    A Spanish presidio named for St Elzéar, the French patron saint for soldiers, was established here in 1789 (San Elizario is a corruption of his name). A…

  • Magoffin Home

    El Paso

    One of Texas' best-kept secrets, this El Paso landmark was built in 1875 for Joseph Magoffin, an early El Paso politician and businessman. With 4ft-thick…

  • El Paso Museum of History

    El Paso

    This museum has a shiny new location in the heart of the downtown museum district. It's not particularly big and sometimes there seems to be a lot of…

  • Chamizal National Monument

    El Paso

    This park celebrates the cultures of Mexico, the United States and the borderland between them, as well as the settlement of a property dispute between…