U.S. Army post established in 1848 as defense against hostile Native American tribes and to assert U.S. authority over lands acquired after the Mexican War. Headquarters for Confederate forces in Southwest during Civil War, later refitting post for military efforts against the wily, much-feared Apache chief, Geronimo. Today a U.S. Army Air Defense Center and combat training for allied nations.
El Paso Science Center-Features educational, hands-on exhibits about science and technology:
El Paso, TX Museums25-acre amusement park with dozens of rides, including the Splashdown Log Ride and El Bandito Roller Coaster. Games, shops, and foods. Open Mar. - May, Fri. 7 - 11 p.m., Sat., Sun. 2 - 10 p.m.; June - Aug., Mon. - Fri. 7 - 11 p.m., Sat., Sun. 2 - 11 p.m.; Sept. - Oct., Sat., Sun. 2 - 8
El Paso, TX Amusement ParksGuided tours of homestead built in 1875 as replica of earlier home destroyed in 1868 flood. Was political and social center of Magoffinsville community (later named El Paso). Walls average 2 1/2 feet thick; timber cut in Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico, 80
El Paso, TX Historic SitesPrecious water from infrequent rains "stored" in natural rock basins; for centuries a strategic travel stop in this arid region. Ancient Indian pictographs, plus names of '49
El Paso, TX Historic SitesMexico's fourth largest city, and that country's largest city on the U.S. border (pop. 1.5 million)
El Paso, TX MexicoTypical frontier military post established 1858 as Camp Stockton; abandoned in 1886. Fort consisted of 35 buildings made of a...
The Meteor Crater, approximately 550 feet in diameter, is the second largest in the nation. The crater is the result of a bar...
The Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin is an independent art museum located on the campus of the University of Texas ...
Rustic log cabin and family oriented gift shop features Big Bend collectibles, books on the history and geology of the Big Be...