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Unusual Attractions in El Paso

Hueco Tanks

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

Casa de Azucar

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

Sunland Park Dinosaur Tracks

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

Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit

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

Dave's Pawn Shop

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

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.

Wyler Aerial Tramway

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

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