El Paso Connection

El Paso


This sprawling place east of town is made up of several showrooms and warehouses crowded with antique and imported goods, such as lampshades made from cowhide and large pieces of Southwestern-motif furniture.


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Nearby El Paso attractions

1. Socorro Mission

3.43 MILES

The community of Socorro was established in the fall of 1680, after Spaniards and Native Americans fled New Mexico following the Pueblo Revolt earlier in…

2. Rio Bosque Wetlands Park

3.91 MILES

Managed by the University of Texas at El Paso, this 372-acre city park has walking trails (two natural-surface and one paved) weaving through the wetlands…

3. Tigua Cultural Center

4.47 MILES

The surrounding community of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is sovereign home to the Tigua tribe and is recognized by many as the oldest town in Texas. Despite…

4. Ysleta Mission

5.09 MILES

Home to Texas’ oldest continually active congregation, tracing back to 1680, Ysleta Mission was established for Spanish refugees and Tigua people fleeing…

5. San Elizario Presidio Chapel

5.91 MILES

A Spanish presidio named for St Elzéar, the French patron saint for soldiers, was established here in 1789 (San Elizario is a corruption of his name). A…

6. El Paso Zoo

13.67 MILES

Home to a large number of endangered animals, including the Asian elephant, Sumatran orangutan, Malayan tiger and the rare Amur leopard. All told, more…

8. Chamizal National Monument

14.02 MILES

This park celebrates the cultures of Mexico, the United States and the borderland between them, as well as the settlement of a property dispute between…