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El Paso Holocaust Museum-February 2024
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Feb 1, 2025

　　El Paso might not seem an obvious location for a Holocaust museum. Created by local survivors, though, this excellent little memorial holds thoughtful and moving exhibits, imaginatively presented for maximum impact.

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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 Spanish influences, the Tigua have strived to retain their identity as the oldest identifiable ethnic group in Texas. At this cultural center you...
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 smaller animals and reptiles, with North Franklin Peak (7192ft) looming overhead. Most of the excellent mountain-biking and hiking trails are in the...
First Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum
El Paso
　　As the largest air-defense training center in the Western world, Fort Bliss consumes much of the desert northeast of El Paso, and trains troops from all the NATO-allied nations. The museum's collection depicts the history of the fort from 1849 to the present. The big draw inside and out of...
Plaza Theatre
El Paso
　　This elaborate theater under the stars is all indoors: pinpoint lights replicate celestial bodies, and vines cling to faux Spanish courtyard walls. Also home to a 1071-pipe Wurlitzer organ. Plays, concerts and shows are staged at this 1930 downtown landmark. ...
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 moving exhibits, imaginatively presented for maximum impact. ...
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 passed the National Origins Act, severely restricting immigration via country-of-origin quotas. The displays of tools and vehicles used to cross the border and elude capture, from...
Rocketbuster Boots
El Paso
　　Even if you can’t round up the money ($1100 to $4000!) for a custom pair, make an appointment to visit Rocketbuster Boots and you’ll see what all the fuss is about; owner-designer Nevena Christi will gladly show you around. As boot maker to the stars, Rocketbuster has shod such celebrities...
El Paso Chihuahuas
El Paso
　　The new Southwest University Park stadium (www.southwestuniversitypark.com) downtown is the home of the the El Paso Chihuahuas, one of the best-named baseball teams out there. The Chihuahuas, who started playing in 2014, are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The season runs from April through August. ...
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 the Southwestern art is terrific, too, and the engaging modern pieces round out the collection nicely. All this and it’s free? Well done, El Paso, well...
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 New Mexico after the Pueblo Indian revolt. The original mission building, erected by the Tigua in 1682, was replaced in the mid-1800s by the adobe-brick structure you see...
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 than 670 animals represent 231 species, all packed into 35 acres. You can catch a free-flight bird show in the new Wildlife Amphitheater, which added 4000...
L&J Cafe
El Paso
　　One of El Paso's best-loved Mexican joints, L&J serves up delicious tacos, fajitas and famous green-chile chicken enchiladas – plus a legendary menudo (tripe stew) on weekends. Next to the historic Concordia cemetery, it looks a bit divey at first glance. Don't be deterred: it's been open since 1927, and...
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