El
Paso Museum of Art - The El Paso Museum
of Art collections include works that encompass richly
diverse artistic periods, styles, and movements, including:
American Painting and Sculpture, European Painting and
Sculpture, Mexican Viceroyal Painting and 19th Century
Mexican Folk Retablos, and many others.
The El
Paso Zoo - The El Paso Zoo is an
eighteen-acre home to more than 700 animals of 175 species
in a variety of natural habitat exhibits including a Reptile
House, American Biome, Americas Aviary, Paraje, Birds of
Prey, Forest Atrium, Asian Grasslands, Asian Endangered
Walk, and an Elephant Complex.
The Presidential Museum - Extraordinary
collections and exceptional library and archival materials
are being acquired to detail the private and public lives of
our country's first families.
Western Playland - Western Playland
Amuseument Park offers a variety of rides and attractions
including kiddie rides, thrill rides, family rides, water
rides, bumper cars, roller coasters, go carts and more.
The Natural History Museum of El
Paso - Over 300 exhibits spanning the
wonders of the universe, the progression of life on earth
from the most ancient to the most recent, and the dawn of
civilization, including state-of-the-art-mounted laboratory
casts of dinosaur skeletons as well as the famous ""Lucy""
skeleton and museum-quality reproductions of ancient
Egyptian artifacts from King Tut's tomb. 9348 Dyer, El Paso.
(915) 759-8585. |
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The Globe
of the Great Southwest - Bringing a bit
of British flair to the West Texas landscape is this replica
of the original Globe Theatre, the home of William
Shakespeare's acting company in England. The Globe hosts
community theater performances, monthly country-western
shows called The Brand New Opree, and other community
activities.
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum - As a
unique education facility, the museum serves to teach the
cultural and technical stories of the oil and gas industry.
Its interactive exhibits cover all aspects of the petroleum
industry from the formation of oil, its exploration,
geology, pipelining, marketing and refining to the economic
and political impact of the industry.
American Airpower Heritage Museum - The
Museum's exhibits present an imaginative environment that
allows visitors to discover the World War II experience. The
Confederate Air Force preserves in flying condition the
world's largest collection of combat aircraft flown by the
U.S. during World War II. Fourteen to 20 airplanes are
always on display and change quarterly, so there's always
something different to see.
Indian Cliffs Ranch at Cattleman's Steakhouse -
This 26-year-old landmark east of El Paso
offers great family fun. You can see Texas longhorns,
buffalo, deer, Belgian team horses and may other animals.
There's also an Indian maze, movie sets, the Fort Apache
playground for kids and hayrides on Sunday afternoons, plus
the admission is free for steakhouse guests! After the
sights, stay for dinner at the world-famous Cattleman's
Steakhouse. |
