history

Today, visitors to Old Mesilla wander the sleepy little village, relax at the Plaza, visit the 173 year old San Albino church and relax. Some enjoy the amazing food at La Posta or sip a drink at El Patio, both located in buildings that go back to the 1800's. Pretty much everybody wants a souvenir though and the Billy The Kid gift shop has plenty.

Mankind has had a need to mark significant events, preserve history, pass on knowledge and express creativity from pretty much day one. Graffiti has been going on around El Chuco a loooooong time.

Guns in schools? Drinking and driving? Leaving cars and homes unlocked? Smoking areas for high school students? Yep, all once totally normal in El Paso and Texas in general once upon a time.

Between December, 1884 and December, 1885 ... about 3 years before Jack The Ripper did his thing in London ... 8 girls were attacked, raped and murdered in Austin, Texas.

El Paso's been seeing strange "since 1977" billboards; could they be talking about THESE historic events from El Paso's history?

These buildings are more just than famous structures, they are national treasures. Here are the ones that standing in Texas today.

Discover exclusive footage of the historic 1987 El Paso snowstorm, a rare glimpse into the past.

Yes, 6 Flags Of Texas is an amusement park but do you know where that name came from and what those 6 flags are?

You can find various online sources. However, Wikipedia claims that in addition to the regular "business" of housing POWs during the Civil War, there were horrible things that took place here during that time.

Route 66 runs, mostly, from Chicago to California with segments crisscrossing Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Arizona's stretch has some pretty cool stuff.