Scenic Drive

Scenic Drive is a road and popular tourist attraction that runs along the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas.It is designated as a city park to allow better vandalism control and cleanup, and the city closes the road to vehicles on some Sundays to allow walking, running, cycling, and skating.The road offers views of El Paso, as well as nearby Ciudad Juárez, across the Mexico–United States border.

The Star on the Mountain is a man-made star-shaped landmark on the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas, that is illuminated nightly by the El Paso Chamber of Commerce. It was first lit as a Christmas decoration in 1940 and was meant as a reminder to people on both sides of the nearby Mexico–United States border that America was at peace during the holiday season.