Centennial Museum, El Paso

The Centennial Museum, which is located within the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso, is an important venue, featuring grand collections representing Mexican and Southwestern natural and cultural histories. Since the year it was established (in 1936) the museum strives to present, through its exhibits, the life of ancestors, their daily activities, plants used in cuisine and for medical reasons, every aspect of this cultural evolution in time. Admission is free. You can also visit the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, where are grown over 600 species of plants from the desert’s region.