El Paso, Texas Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in El Paso and the surrounding area.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Trigger Finger of Pancho Villa
El Paso, Texas
The amputated finger of the Mexican revolutionary is displayed in the window of Dave's Pawn Shop.
The Sugar House: Folk Art Confection
El Paso, Texas
Rufino Loya labored for decades to make his yard pretty enough to please his wife.
National Border Patrol Museum
El Paso, Texas
In operation since 1985, it traces "the rich heritage of the patrol from the days of the Wild West to today's sophisticated law-enforcement technology."
Pile o' Gators Statue (Plaza de los Lagartos)
El Paso, Texas
A commemorative sculpture recreates the live, leapin' gator pond that El Paso had downtown into the 1960s.
Boy and the Boot
El Paso, Texas
Leaky footwear, held aloft by an adorable fictional lad who stands on the second floor of the El Paso Museum of History. Confusing, but fun.
In and Around El Paso
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Texas attractions.
- El Paso: The Sugar House: Folk Art Confection
- El Paso: Trigger Finger of Pancho Villa
- El Paso: Pile o' Gators Statue (Plaza de los Lagartos)
- El Paso: Boy and the Boot
- El Paso: Chamizal National Memorial: It Used To Be In Mexico [tips]
- El Paso: World's Largest Man-Made Illuminated Star [tips]
- El Paso: Grave of Wild West's No. 1 Killer [tips]
- Sunland Park: Sierra de Cristo Rey, Christ of the Rockies [tips]
- El Paso: Rosa's Cantina: Marty Robbins Tribute [tips]
- El Paso: Controversial Conquistador Statue [tips]
- El Paso: National Border Patrol Museum
- Santa Teresa: Four Atomic Bombs [tips]
- El Paso: Uniroyal Gal [tips]
- El Paso: Flying Saucer Building [tips]
