El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center — Attraction in El Paso

I have always loved visiting this museum. It's always been a pleasant experience even with the content it contains. It's very informative and it makes you feel so close to those who experienced such horror. You go on a nice tour that shows you the clothes they wore, the rail cars they rode in, the houses and ghettos they lived in. You also see uniforms the Nazis wore and weapons they used. The Holocaust museum in El Paso has always been on my favorites list. This last time I visited though, we went with a small group of children, maybe about 10 kids and their parents. The tour guide wasn't at all great with children. I'm sure she doesn't have kids of her own being how she acted with those in our group. She rolled her eyes a lot at them, and she seemed very annoyed by all their questions. I wish we had a different tour guide this time. She didn't make it as well as it could have been. There was so much potential and so many times that she could have planted a seed in their minds but instead she chose to get frustrated and missed so many opportunities. Afterward, the kids didn't seem to mind her attitude and they kept talking about what they saw and heard and they still had so many questions. I took that opportunity to explain it all a little better for mine on our drive home. We'll be going back for sure, but next time I'll be sure to ask for another tour guide in case we...

Visiting the Holocaust museum was a deeply moving experience for me and my family. It was important for us to remember the atrocities of the past and to educate our children about the horrors that occurred during the Holocaust. We wanted to ensure that the younger generations understand the importance of tolerance, acceptance, and the value of human life.

As we walked through the museum, we were struck by the sheer scale of the tragedy and the stories of those who suffered. We were amazed by the strength and resilience of those who survived, and heartbroken for those who did not. The museum's exhibits were incredibly well done, and we appreciated the attention to detail and the thoroughness of the information presented.

During our visit, we also took time to reflect on our own family's history. We lost our great-great-grandfather in the Holocaust, and visiting the museum helped us to honor his memory and pay tribute to the countless others who lost their lives during this dark period in history. We hope that by sharing our story with others, we can help to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive and ensure that future generations never forget the lessons...

The museum is very nice! Since it is self-guided, each station is set up in a way that you can visualize what happened. There are TV's available with a short video throughout the tour, which explain everything from the beginning to the end. In my opinion the videos are not spaced out enough. You have 2 short minutes between each station to look at everything before the video started playing in the next station. What my family and I did was waited for the video to replay before continuing. Some images shown are not appropriate for small children.

My only complaint was with the security officer on duty at the time of our visit. We were in the last exhibit and had roughly 8 minutes before closing, well as soon as the video ended he rushed us out! We did not have time to look at everything, I tried snapping pictures so I can read/see the information that was posted. We could have easily finish the tour before closing time. We live 18 hours away we will not be able to visit the museum ever again, I wish he would have allowed us to finish. And for this reason alone is why I gave a rating of 3...