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El Paso Attractions

Ascari Park holds the distinction of being the largest public park in El Paso and is classified as one of the best recreation centers in all the sights of El Paso. This park spread over an area of ​​448 hectares and has a golf course, a lake that is known as the Lake Ascari, a Western Playland Amusement Park and picnic areas with sports facilities within its premises.

Fray Garcia Monument can be classified as one of the historic El Pasoattractions> recalls how the priest who founded the first mission in the area. The monument consists of a bronze statue of the priest that was designed by John Houser and measures 14 feet.

The Magoffin Home State Historic Site marks the site on which the original pioneer Joseph Magoffin was the residence built in the nineteenth century and is one of the oldest sites El Paso. Although the original building of 19 rooms in local style was destroyed byflood in 1868 it was replaced by a replica which houses most of the family's original furnishings and works of art and is open to the public.

The Hueco Tanks State Historic Site is spread over 860.3 hectares of land and is one of the most interesting attractions in El Paso. The area derives its name from huecos that are large natural rock basins that trap rain water to use for the inhabitants of the city as a harvest rain. Apart from its geographical significance of this area is home to Indiansrock paintings depicting mythological designs, men and animals which have been existing at that time.

Concordia Cemetery, also known as the State of Texas Historical Cemetery is one of the oldest attractions in El Paso, because it was built in 1840 and since then has always served as final resting place for at least 60,000 inhabitants of the area. A journey through the cemetery would have revealed the tombs of the Mexican settlers, the Buffalo Soldiers, Constable John Selmanand others who have honored the remarkable social circle of the city.

The Union Depot El Paso has the honor of being the first international train station in the country and is an architectural delight of all the attractions in El Paso. This structure was built in neoclassical style by architect Daniel H. Burnham and businessman Frank Powers with which it is registered on the National Register of Historic Places and now this place is home to Amtrak and theSun Metro.

La Cantina La Vina is the oldest winery in the region and is one of the most interesting of all attractions in El Paso. A tour through the winery exposes the ancient tradition of winemaking that is followed for centuries in the valley of the Rio Grande river and you might even get to see a wide variety of grapes such as Chardonnay, Cabernet, Zinfandel, which are used to make wine. The tour concludes with a tasting on the patio where yougets the opportunity to taste a variety of wines from around the world.

The Las Cruces / Old Mesilla is located at some distance from the city of El Paso and is considered as one of the south-west regions most important historical attractions in El Paso. The area is surrounded by the beautiful mountains of organs and functions of the historic village of Old Mesilla, which is famous for the murder trial of Billy the Kid.

The Presidio Chapel of San Elizario wasoriginally established as a mission for the soldiers and is one of the attractions in El Paso, which are located south of the city. The mission was representative adobe-style architecture and functionality still golden columns, arches and a tin roof beautifully painted but has been moved from the area because of repeated floods and other natural disasters.

The Chamizal National Memorial Park and is located on the border between America and Mexico, and isconsidered the most enjoyable attractions in El Paso because it houses a museum, an art gallery as well as an amphitheater within its premises. This park also has informal gardens that are used to describe the replicas of some of the most important historical sites of Mexico as Uxmal, Chichen Itza and Teotihuacan.

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