Chamizal National Memorial - El Paso Landmark

  • 800 S San Marcial St
    El Paso, TX 79905
  • +1 915 532 7232
  • www.outdoorartclub.org
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Admission:
Free
Childrens Programs:
Kids 6 to 11 can stop by our Visitor Center and become a Junior Ranger by completing a fun booklet.
Open Dates:
Daily 5AM-10PM
Open Hours:
The Memorial's Visitor Center and Los Paisanos Gallery are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Park Grounds are open daily from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm.The Memorial is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.,Park daily 5am-10pm. Visitor center daily 10am-5pm
Chamizal National Memorial
800 S San Marcial St
El Paso, TX 79905
Amenities
  • guided tours
  • wheelchair accessible
Description
  • ... Convention of 1963 was a milestone in diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States. Chamizal National Memorial was established to commemorate this treaty which resulted in the peaceful settlement of a century-long boundary ... more on Nps.gov
  • When the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the two countries agreed upon a border: the center of the deepest channel of the Rio Grande. However, as historian Leon C. Metz once wrote, "Rivers are never absolutely permanent. They evaporate, flood, change channels, shrink, expand, ... more on Frommers
  • In 1964 nearly a century of dispute between Texas and Mexico, caused by the shifting banks of the ... more on Fodor's
  • ... Memorial, located in El Paso, Texas along the United States-Mexico international border, commemorates the peaceful settlement of the Chamizal boundary dispute. The 55-acre (222,200 m) memorial park serves primarily as a cultural center ... more on En.wikipedia.org
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4.0
Nice place to visit

(Dec 6, 2005)

... grandchildren while visiting there in November. Not much to do for the little ones during this time of year. They do have a 15 minute movie describing the purpose of the memorial, which was quite interesting to myself.......little ... rmoney, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

Directions

Visitors traveling east or west on I-10, exit at Hwy 54 and follow the brown Chamizal National Memorial directional signs. If traveling south on Hwy 54, take exit marked Juarez, Mexico, DO NOT proceed onto the International Bridge of The America's but turn right onto Paisano Street, continue to follow signs towards Chamizal.

At Paisano Dr. and U.S. 54 (Patriot Fwy.)

Web Resources
  • www.outdoorartclub.org

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