Whether you’re visiting the El Paso, Texas, area or you’re a local, there’s no denying that El Paso is home to an abundance of shopping destinations. Check out this list of unique places to shop in El Paso, and then you’ll be ready to blaze the shopping trails.
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Bassett Place
Known as El Paso’s first mall, Bassett Place features an eclectic mixture of stores, restaurants, and attractions. At Bassett Place, you can shop, enjoy dinner, go see a movie, or just people watch as you go for a walk around the mall. This mall is a local favorite place to hang out and enjoy El Paso.
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Cielo Vista Mall
Cielo Vista Mall can be found on the East Side of El Paso. This mall is all indoors and houses more than 140 specialty retail stores. In addition to shopping, the mall also includes multiple restaurants for you to enjoy a meal after your busy shopping day. There’s also a multi-screen Cinemark Theater complex located on the grounds of the mall.
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Fountains at Farah
For an open-air shopping experience, The Fountains at Farah provides a range of various boutiques as well as department stores. The Fountains at Farah features several unique water displays as well as multiple entertainment venues and outdoor dining. With two different levels of stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues, Fountains at Farah is a destination worth visiting.
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West Towne Marketplace
Centrally located on the corner of U.S. Interstate 10 and Paseo del Norte in El Paso, West Towne Marketplace is a huge open-air shopping center. Situated on approximately 63 acres of land, this shopping destination features a broad range of retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment attractions.
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Literarity Bookstore
Literarity is a book shop located in Peppertree Square on the West Side of El Paso. With an estimated 7,000 books on its shelves from a wide range of genres, Literarity is a one-of-a-kind bookstore that you must visit. The bookstore hosts books from a broad selection of genres including classical, poetry, history, photography, and fiction. Additionally, there’s a glass case that houses signed copies of specialty books. Literarity is unique to El Paso in that the store features books on El Paso, Texas, New Mexico, and the Southwest.
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Outlet Shoppes at El Paso
This outlet mall in El Paso showcases more than 90 well-known stores, with prices that you won’t find anywhere else. Supplementary amenities included at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso include a dancing water fountain area, a children’s play area, and a food court. It’s easy to spend an entire day at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso.
El Paso provides a number of unique places to shop and spend time with your family and friends. Most of the shopping destinations on this list also offer opportunities for dining and entertainment. Be sure to visit one or a few of these shopping venues the next time you’re in El Paso, Texas. Happy shopping!
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