AMAZING! A place worth re-visiting! New displays every so often. VERY historical and informative! Awesome place to visit!

My wife & I enjoyed a short time out of the house, and the annual poppy festival at Castner Ranger, El Paso TX. We arrived after the superb museum had closed but before the Sun had completely. Unfortunately, the poppies needed more than the disappearing traces of light to be fully open, but it was still pretty nice--excellent view of... More

Admission is FREE and the building seen from the outside looked drab, so we did not expect much. However it turned out to be a wonderful learning experience, and the exhibits are top notch. There are hands on exhibits that kids can play with. The dioramas aren't 4 inches tall, but full size. There's a lot of local history in... More

You'd be surprised at the museum: it is smallish but has some really artistic exhibits. Be sure you try one of the nature trails if the weather is good. If you are there in early spring there is wildflowers in the hills. The border patrol museum is a short walk down the hill too. Pros: free on Saturdays! (they take... More

Worth seeing but even if you stop and read everything wont take more than an hour. The place is very nice, and well maintained for mostly volunteer work. Just outside is the wilderness park, and it neighbors the El Paso Border Patrol Museum.