Nestled like a horseshoe around the Franklin Mountains, El Paso is home to 700,000 citizens and part of a metroplex of almost 3 million people located at the intersection of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

El Paso is steeped in the history of Spanish conquistadors and padre missionary settlers. Considering its rugged terrain, one can understand why it was the last holdout for gun-toting lawmen, notorious bad guys, and renegade Indians in the American west.

Average temperatures are 60/30 in the winter and 95/75 in the summer--never too hot, never too cold, and always dry. Average yearly precipitation is a mere 8 inches. Leave your umbrella home, but bring your golf clubs and hiking boots.

Be sure to request the Keith & Miller discount rate of $98 per night at the luxurious Camino Real Hotel, where you can enjoy one of the world's largest Tiffany Domes.

To learn more about El Paso, visit the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau.