El Paso Top Attractions & Passes
El Paso attractions, in short: we list 8 of El Paso’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a El Paso city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)El Paso, located in far west Texas along the Rio Grande, serves as a gateway to diverse attractions spanning natural landscapes, cultural institutions, and family-friendly destinations. The metro area, home to approximately 879,000 residents, draws visitors interested in parks, art museums, zoos, and panoramic city views from observation decks. The region's geography also positions it near five National Park Service sites, offering opportunities for further exploration beyond the city limits.
Many travelers visiting El Paso's multiple attractions find it convenient to purchase a city pass that bundles several venues into a single ticket. Rather than buying individual admission fees, a multi-attraction pass can streamline entry to various sites across the city. For current information about which attractions are included, pricing, and availability, interested visitors should check the pass provider's official page, where details are regularly updated.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Franklin Mountains State Park | Park |
| El Paso Museum of Art | Art museum |
| El Paso Zoo | Zoo |
| Scenic Drive Overlook | Observation deck |
| Wyler Aerial Tramway | Landmark |
| El Paso Museum of History | Museum |
| Magoffin Home State Historic Site | Historic site |
| Chamizal National Memorial | Memorial |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 46.5 mi | 206,423 (2025) |
| Chamizal National Memorial · 57.3 mi | 7,917 (2025) |
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 71.3 mi | 410,778 (2025) |
| White Sands National Monument · 97.1 mi | 659,742 (2025) |
| Fort Davis National Historic Site · 115.5 mi | 35,580 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to El Paso's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.