Hotels in El Paso, Texas

A little about El Paso...

El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2005 U.S. Census population estimates, the city had a population of 598,590, making it the largest in west Texas, the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 21st-largest city in the United States. El Paso is the second-largest city along the Mexican border. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua lies across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte), forming a bi-national metropolitan area of 2,280,782. In all, the total population of El Paso–Juarez makes the second-largest bi-national metropolitan area on the U.S.–Mexico border.

Two year colleges:
El Paso Community College
Western Technical College
Dona Ana Branch Community College with campuses in the El Paso Suburbs of Sunland Park and Anthony, NM. This college is a part of the New Mexico State University system.

Four-year colleges:
University of Texas at El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Campus
New Mexico State University(in nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Texas A&M also has a presence in the area at its Research and Extension center in far east El Paso. while it is not a campus it dœs provide services to other schools in the area.

Area museums:
The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
The El Paso Museum of Archaeology at Wilderness Park
The El Paso Museum of Art
The El Paso Museum of History
Fort Bliss Museums & Study Center
Insights El Paso Science Museum
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
The National Border Patrol Museum
Railroad & Transportation Museum of El Paso
War Eagles Air Museum
Gene Roddenberry Planetarium

Sites within the city limits:
Abraham Chavez Theatre
Chamizal National Memorial
The El Paso Zoo
Fort Bliss
Franklin Mountains State Park
Judson F. Williams Convention Center
McKelligon Canyon
Magoffin Homestead
Plaza Theatre
Union Depot
University of Texas at El Paso
Ysleta Mission
The Tigua of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Nation

Sites within the surrounding area:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hueco Tanks State Park
Lincoln National Forest
Maar volcanic craters
Socorro Mission

The 24,000-acre Franklin Mountains State Park is the largest urban park in the United States and resides entirely in El Paso, extending from the north and neatly dividing the city into several sections along with Fort Bliss and the El Paso International Airport.