Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

The Border Patrol Museum has been in operation since 1985, tracing "the rich heritage of the patrol from the days of the Wild West to today's sophisticated law-enforcement technology." It's close to Mexico, in El Paso, but as the nation's only such museum it also tells the story of Canadian border patrols. Displays a collection of patrol vehicles -- tough terrain jeeps, helicopters -- along with photos, artifacts, confiscated weapons, and law enforcement ephemera.
~10 miles from El Paso.

The spirits of two tragic teenage lovers complement the menu.
~40 miles from El Paso.

Made of refuse from a local dump, twenty feet tall.
~43 miles from El Paso.

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