Thalia's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Scenic Drive - Overlook
Scenic DriveBreathtaking views of El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico!
Learn about the Tigua Indians and their rich history! Great mission to view too!
Check for times the museum is open.
Tigua
Learn about the Tigua Indians and their rich history! Great mission to view too!
Check for times the museum is open.
Oh my goodness! If you love nature, you must schedule an outing to Hueco Tanks! If you’re lucky, you might just find some pictographs! Great place for bird watching and boulder climbing. People visit here from all over the world!
Must call to get a pass (limited). Take comfortable climbing boots, water, hat, cool light clothing (not black), and sun screen.
71 locals recommend
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
6900 Hueco Tanks Road No. 1Oh my goodness! If you love nature, you must schedule an outing to Hueco Tanks! If you’re lucky, you might just find some pictographs! Great place for bird watching and boulder climbing. People visit here from all over the world!
Must call to get a pass (limited). Take comfortable climbing boots, water, hat, cool light clothing (not black), and sun screen.
Great history is found here including the first Thanksgiving October 1598, believe it or not!
Mission Trail Estates Colonia
Great history is found here including the first Thanksgiving October 1598, believe it or not!
Food scene
Looking for a delicious hot spot or “hole in the wall? Check out these well known places!
Lucy's Cafe West
6600 N Mesa StDelicious food! Try the machaca plate, you won’t be disappointed!
The Italian Kitchen
2923 Pershing DrLeo's Mexican Food Restaurant
7520 Remcon CirAvila's Mexican Food
6232 N Mesa StBonny's Cafe
11675 Montwood DrChopes Bar & Cafe
16145 NM-28L & J Cafe
3622 E Missouri AveCattleman's Steakhouse at Indian Cliffs Ranch
3450 S Fabens Carlsbad RdState Line
1222 Sunland Park DrRib Hut
2612 N Mesa StChepe's Tamales
5505 Montana AvenueGreat tamales!
Pelican's Steak & Seafood
130 Shadow Mountain DrGreat food, spirits, and ambiance!
The Dome Bar
10 Henry Trost CourtRelaxing place to enjoy adult beverages and great conversations!
Peter Piper Pizza
13800 Horizon BlvdGreat pizza and lots of games for kids! Located just 5 minutes from the condo!
Entertainment and adventures
Great places around town to have fun!
Western Playland
1249 Futurity DrSunland Park Casino station
1200 Futurity DrAdventure Zone
251 Redd RdBob-O's Family Fun Center
3851 Constitution DrJungle Jaks
1700 North Zaragoza RoadRockin’ Jump
1691 N Zaragoza RdCinemark West and XD
7440 Remcon CirGreat movie theater!
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
250 Montecillo BlvdGreat food, spirits, and movies!
Great shows an wonderful historic theater built in 1930 and restored in 2006! Once inside, you’ll feel like you are outside under the starry night sky in a hacienda. Must visit!
21 locals recommend
Plaza Theater
125 Henry Trost CourtGreat shows an wonderful historic theater built in 1930 and restored in 2006! Once inside, you’ll feel like you are outside under the starry night sky in a hacienda. Must visit!
Topgolf
365 Vin Rambla DrUnwind and enjoy!
El Paso Skydive
8053 Airport RdLove living on the edge?! Try skydiving! Have fun!
Southwest University Park
Catch a game under the stars!
Lots to see in this beautiful building! Over 7,000 pieces of art!
66 locals recommend
El Paso Museum of Art
1 Arts Festival PlazaLots to see in this beautiful building! Over 7,000 pieces of art!
Enjoy a truly a multi-cultural experience while learning about how El Paso came to be! Well worth your time!
36 locals recommend
El Paso Museum of History
510 N Santa Fe StEnjoy a truly a multi-cultural experience while learning about how El Paso came to be! Well worth your time!
Only 1 of 13 holocaust museums in the U. S. Learn about the history so it is never repeated again.
28 locals recommend
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
715 N Oregon StOnly 1 of 13 holocaust museums in the U. S. Learn about the history so it is never repeated again.
Awesome place to visit and learn about the Southwest and all its rich findings!
15 locals recommend
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
4301 Woodrow Bean Transmountain DrAwesome place to visit and learn about the Southwest and all its rich findings!
Try to go during museum business hours to get the full experience. Learn how the shifting of the great Rio Grande River affected its citizens on both sides and how the issue was resolved.
15 locals recommend
Chamizal National Memorial - Park Grounds
800 S San Marcial StTry to go during museum business hours to get the full experience. Learn how the shifting of the great Rio Grande River affected its citizens on both sides and how the issue was resolved.
Great place for kids of all ages! Early morning visits to the zoo always works best for us. Mornings are much cooler in the Spring and Summer months.
69 locals recommend
El Paso Zoo
4001 E Paisano DrGreat place for kids of all ages! Early morning visits to the zoo always works best for us. Mornings are much cooler in the Spring and Summer months.
Located in a grand historic home, enjoy pieces of art and collections from around the world!
International Museum of Art
1211 Montana AveLocated in a grand historic home, enjoy pieces of art and collections from around the world!
There’s a museum on base and special features and activities on certain days too! You can get a pass with proper identification depending on “alert” status.
Freedom Crossing has a great food court, shops, and entertainment (varies) on weekends.
10 locals recommend
Fort Bliss
There’s a museum on base and special features and activities on certain days too! You can get a pass with proper identification depending on “alert” status.
Freedom Crossing has a great food court, shops, and entertainment (varies) on weekends.
The only Border Patrol Museum in the U.S. Learn the beginnings of this special unit and how it has evolved through the years.
11 locals recommend
National Border Patrol Museum
4315 Woodrow BeanThe only Border Patrol Museum in the U.S. Learn the beginnings of this special unit and how it has evolved through the years.
iFLY El Paso
430 Vin Rambla DrYou only live once! Skydive without actually jumping out of a plane!
Cool off and have fun! Just 15 minutes West from the condo!
28 locals recommend
Wet 'N' Wild Waterworld
8804 S Desert BlvdCool off and have fun! Just 15 minutes West from the condo!