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San Jacinto Plaza
Downtown
The heart of downtown, with Luis Jiménez’s fiberglass alligator sculpture standing in for the live ones that really lived here until 1965.
Why go
- Shade, a splash pad, food nearby, and the center of downtown events.
- Best starting point for a walk around downtown.
More downtown & arts
The Plaza Theatre
A 1930 Spanish Colonial movie palace with a ceiling full of stars, saved from demolition and now the city’s marquee venue.
Downtown Arts District & Murals
Galleries, studios, and an open-air mural scene that runs from Union Plaza into Segundo Barrio and out to the Lincoln Park underpasses.
El Paso Zoo
A mid-size city zoo with an Asian grasslands section, a Chihuahuan Desert area, and enough shade to survive a summer morning.