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UTEP & the Sun Bowl
West Central
A campus built in Bhutanese-inspired architecture — genuinely, sloping walls and all — wrapped around a stadium carved into the mountain.
Why go
- The architecture story is real and the campus is worth a walk on its own.
- Miners basketball at the Don Haskins Center carries the 1966 national championship legacy.
- The Sun Bowl game every December is one of the oldest bowls in the country.
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Southwest University Park
Home of the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the downtown project that changed the neighborhood around it.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
Quarter horse and thoroughbred racing just over the state line, with the Sunland Derby as the marquee date.