El Paso Texas Travel - Southern Living

Photo: Gary Clark, Richard Nowitz

Dining

Since opening in 2008, Crave Kitchen & Bar has been El Paso’s hot spot for breakfast and lunch. The 40-seat diner combines chicken-and-waffle tradition with quirky decor: A thousand forks and spoons hang from the ceiling. cravekitchenandbar.com

Photo: Gary Clark, Richard Nowitz

Antiques

Galeria San Ysidro owner Harl Dixon makes annual trips to Morocco, India, Peru, and Mexico to fill his 60,000-square-foot warehouse with armoires and wrought iron relics perfect for a Texas hacienda. Best to get a GPS before roaming this three-story trove! 915-544-4444

Photo: Gary Clark, Richard Nowitz

Mountain Views

The view from the Wyler Aerial Tramway at Franklin Mountains State Park is, in one word―magnificent.

Photo: Courtesy of Brick & Mortar

Nightlife

On Durango Street, Brick & Mortar (pictured) feels like an old-time tavern with its exposed brick and an aficionado’s beer list. brick-n-mortar.com

Steps away, The Garden opens onto a 4,000-square-foot patio. Low humidity, high style. thegardenep.com

Photo: Gary Clark, Richard Nowitz

Boots

The boots here cost as much as a used Ford ($1,200 is mid-range), but each pair is like a story in leather. And the Rocketbuster Handmade Custom Boots showroom acts as a shoe store/art gallery that both Taylor Swift and Tom Cruise would love.
rocketbuster.com

Photo: Courtesy of The Plaza Theatre

Showtime

Saved from demolition with last-hour donations in 1987, the 2,055-seat Plaza Theatre is now the architectural crown jewel of downtown. A $32-million refit in 2007 and the intact 1930 Wurlitzer pipe organ have kept the mojo going.
theplazatheatre.org

El Paso Comes Alive

Dining

Antiques

Mountain Views

Nightlife

Boots

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