Top 10 Places in El Paso to Watch the Nukes Fall

If we’re all going out together, we might as well get a good view. When the sirens wail and the sky turns white, El Paso offers no shortage of scenic spots to soak in the last moments of human civilization. Or at least catch one final sunset before the flash.

Scenic Drive Overlook

The ultimate doomsday front-row seat. With a panoramic view of El Paso and Juárez, this winding ridge lets you watch the end roll in from two countries at once. Bring your own beverages and maybe a folding chair.

Franklin Mountains State Park

Want to be above it all when it all goes down? Hike up to the Ron Coleman Trail and savor a final, smug moment of peace before the shockwave hits. Nature never looked so poetic or ironic.

Wyler Aerial Tramway (RIP, But Still Worth Mentioning)

It’s closed indefinitely, but we can pretend it reopened for the apocalypse. Rising over 5,600 feet, this is where you’d want to feel the blast coming. Bonus points if you bring your own pulley system.

The Star on the Mountain

You’ve seen it lit up for holidays and memorials. Now see it one last time while the sky lights up in a very different way. Symbolic, tragic, and iconic.

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Scenic Point at Tom Mays Unit

This hidden lookout offers a peaceful, solitary place to reflect on your regrets, questionable tweets, and what’s about to be a very hot wind.

UTEP Campus – Centennial Plaza

It’s open, breezy, and oddly poetic to watch the world end while surrounded by Bhutanese-inspired architecture. Who says academia isn’t exciting?

Ascarate Lake

Waterfront views and plenty of parking. Just don’t expect the lake to protect you from radiation. But hey, you could toss a stone across the surface one last time.

Hueco Tanks

Climb into one of the ancient rock formations and imagine you’re witnessing the end of the world as the ancients might have foretold. Probably not the worst place to be vaporized.

Top of the Rollercoaster at Western Playland

What better way to stare death in the face than from the peak of a creaky rollercoaster as your stomach drops and the sky catches fire? Ride it out, literally.

The Border Wall

Dramatic. Bleak. Symbolic. Stand right up against it and watch the mushroom cloud remind us that lines on a map don’t mean much anymore.

When the sky glows and your phone buzzes with that last emergency alert, El Paso will still manage to look beautiful in the face of annihilation. So grab a snack, pick your spot, and watch the nukes fall with style.