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Unusual Attractions in Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Kentucky Club

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

La Equis (The X)

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

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Dave's Pawn Shop

A decades-old pawn shop featuring an extensive collection of oddities and bizarre trinkets.

5 miles from Ciudad Juárez

John Wesley Hardin's Grave

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

6 miles from Ciudad Juárez

Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem in El Paso.

7 miles from Ciudad Juárez

B-36 Bomber Crash Site

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

8 miles from Ciudad Juárez

Wyler Aerial Tramway

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

8 miles from Ciudad Juárez

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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

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