8 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in El Paso - Atlas Obscura

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Hueco Tanks

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

Wyler Aerial Tramway

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

Casa de Azucar

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem in El Paso.

Sunland Park Dinosaur Tracks

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

John Wesley Hardin's Grave

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

B-36 Bomber Crash Site

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

Dave's Pawn Shop

A decades-old pawn shop featuring an extensive collection of oddities and bizarre trinkets.

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Texas Hill Country: Bat Caves & Beyond

Explore aquifers, caverns, and karsts while tracking millions of Mexican free-tailed bats, and learn how they maintain balance in the Hill Country ecosystem.

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