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El Paso Museum of Art - The El Paso Museum of Art collections include works that encompass richly diverse artistic periods, styles, and movements, including: American Painting and Sculpture, European Painting and Sculpture, Mexican Viceroyal Painting and 19th Century Mexican Folk Retablos, and many others. The El Paso Zoo - The El Paso Zoo is an eighteen-acre home to more than 700 animals of 175 species in a variety of natural habitat exhibits including a Reptile House, American Biome, Americas Aviary, Paraje, Birds of Prey, Forest Atrium, Asian Grasslands, Asian Endangered Walk, and an Elephant Complex. The Presidential Museum - Extraordinary collections and exceptional library and archival materials are being acquired to detail the private and public lives of our country's first families. Western Playland - Western Playland Amuseument Park offers a variety of rides and attractions including kiddie rides, thrill rides, family rides, water rides, bumper cars, roller coasters, go carts and more. The Natural History Museum of El Paso - Over 300 exhibits spanning the wonders of the universe, the progression of life on earth from the most ancient to the most recent, and the dawn of civilization, including state-of-the-art-mounted laboratory casts of dinosaur skeletons as well as the famous ""Lucy"" skeleton and museum-quality reproductions of ancient Egyptian artifacts from King Tut's tomb. 9348 Dyer, El Paso. (915) 759-8585. |
The Globe of the Great Southwest - Bringing a bit of British flair to the West Texas landscape is this replica of the original Globe Theatre, the home of William Shakespeare's acting company in England. The Globe hosts community theater performances, monthly country-western shows called The Brand New Opree, and other community activities. Permian Basin Petroleum Museum - As a unique education facility, the museum serves to teach the cultural and technical stories of the oil and gas industry. Its interactive exhibits cover all aspects of the petroleum industry from the formation of oil, its exploration, geology, pipelining, marketing and refining to the economic and political impact of the industry. American Airpower Heritage Museum - The Museum's exhibits present an imaginative environment that allows visitors to discover the World War II experience. The Confederate Air Force preserves in flying condition the world's largest collection of combat aircraft flown by the U.S. during World War II. Fourteen to 20 airplanes are always on display and change quarterly, so there's always something different to see. Indian Cliffs Ranch at Cattleman's Steakhouse - This 26-year-old landmark east of El Paso offers great family fun. You can see Texas longhorns, buffalo, deer, Belgian team horses and may other animals. There's also an Indian maze, movie sets, the Fort Apache playground for kids and hayrides on Sunday afternoons, plus the admission is free for steakhouse guests! After the sights, stay for dinner at the world-famous Cattleman's Steakhouse. |
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