Whoopee Bowl

El Paso


This isn't the kind of antique store where you find Chippendale furniture or a rare Fabergé egg. It's the kind of place where you pull up your Dodge Ram to haul home an enormous fiberglass chicken or a wooden cigar-store Indian. Sure, there are smaller items, but the real fun is exploring the huge front yard full of ridiculous treasures.

Located on the I-10 access road just before the New Mexico border.


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