Really enjoyed seeing an example of a house from the time periods during settlement of the area. A lot different than houses from my area and it was great to see how it has stood the test of time. The walking trail to get there isn't all that great. This is by far the best part on the self-guided Magoffin walking tour.

My wife and I went to Magoffin Home State Historic Site on Oct/30/2021 for a quick visit, and it turned out to be one of the best experience of my life. The home was beautiful and well kept, but the best part about the visit was the Texas Historical Commission Clerk Gloria Garza, she was courteous and welcoming, not only she showed us to the site after we paid for the admissions, she even gave us a one on one full tour with detailed presentation of the home just for me and my wife, answered all the questions with patience, and a big great Texas smile the whole time, made us feel like royalty, we thoroughly enjoyed the attention, and we encourage anyone to look for Gloria if you are going to visit the home, it will not go wrong. Great job Gloria, we will remember you for a long long time, thanks.

I’ve been wanting to visit this Historic Texas Household since 2020, but the pandemic happened and y’all know the rest of the story. I was able to visit El Paso and took the time to visit the Magoffin Home. As I walked in the visitor center, I was warmly welcomed by Ms. Gloria. I paid the admission and we walked toward the house. When Ms. Gloria opened the front door and welcomed me to enter the historic home, one is transported to another era. The original floors, original doors and hardware. The 140 year old Piano…so beautiful! I got to see Uncle Charlie’s Chair. The Master Bedroom was beautiful, but Ms. Josephine’s Bedroom was lavish. Original bathtub and sink, prayer room. It was so cool! Ms. Gloria did a wonderful job giving me a tour. She has a sweet, pleasant voice. She gave so many historical accounts of the family, house, and the surrounding neighborhoods. She is knowledgeable and informative, ready to answer all my questions. Defined recommended!

Loved the tour we received while visiting. We went on a free admission day. Lovely antiques, including a beautiful rectangular baby grand piano. The docents are wonderful and one was playing the piano. Great historical home.

Please tap that like button. Thank you. If you want to see the inside get there before 4. The site technically closes at 5, but if you get there after 4 the tour is already happening and the office is locked, so you are SOL. Tour office is across the street. The outside of this place looks great! The surrounding area is a little shady, but we had no issues. If you have some strange fear of humans going through rough times beware homeless people are just around the block. Lots of parking.

A really nice treat to enjoy locally here in El Paso, TX. Great staff, very informative and quite kind. A really nice way to enjoy a sunny afternoon.

Nice stop for about an hour. Great local history. The house is arranged well. The tour guide is very knowledgeable.

It's a beautiful and amazing place to visit! It truly is a hidden treasure! Please visit this historical place! I highly recommend it!

Took guided tour. Great perspective on the start of the growth and development of El Paso by the Magoffin family. Very interesting architecture

I was not expecting a tour, but I was happily delighted to have one. The tour guide, Joseph, was polite and very knowledgeable about the property.

If you want to learn about the history of El Paso, TX, this is a must visit. The staff will be super happy to have you and to teach you all about the home and its history. I highly recommend this visit. Oh, and it is free for military families!

Wow! We felt so fortunate to get an individualized tour of the Magoffin Home with the knowledgeable, kind, and funny docent Gloria. She seemed to know everything about the house, the family, and the history of El Paso. We had time to admire each room and ask questions, and Gloria shared the plans for the future. This is definitely a must-see for any visitor to El Paso--it gives you context for everything else you see in the city when you know the history of one of its founding families. We loved it! Thank you!

Museum staff & volunteers were very helpful & friendly to me & my visiting sister. After living in El Paso over 40 yrs. It's about time I visited this important part of El Paso's history.

The first picture is of a lady. No one was standing in front of the picture frame. Her elbows seem to disappear, but her hands are still held together. The next photo is of uncle Charlie’s rocking chair. If you look in the yellow circle, you can see a lady with a Victorian hairstyle walk across the room.

The place is really awesome full of history the tour guide is very knowledgable of the place and she make it very interesting and fun . Gloria the tour guide was able to tell us very good story about thw house the customs and how they did things way back before .. it was very fun

Beautiful home. And great tour given by this lady who explained as detailed everything love it!! Recommended for tourists and locals!! Take the kids will learn a lot from our history.

Great tour. Being a history nut I always try to find a couple of historical places to visit while on vacation. Imagine our surprise when we found that several branches of the family (Magoffin and Shelby) were from Kentucky! We were visiting from Kentucky.

I wasn't able to go in but you can see the house clearly from the outside.

Wonderful home. Great history of our city

Kool place!!!! To visit

A rather unexpected journey you'll get !!! Was scheduling only 30 mins for a short visit, turned out to be an "El Paso History Time Machine Travel Journey". 🤓 First, you'll need to register your visiting at the Visitor Center, they will then play you an introduction video at the lobby of the Visitor Center. Then they will walk you across the street to the Magoffin House, which was built in 1875, is a combination of the local adobe style combined with Greek revival details and is an example of the Territorial style, while still well preserved.

What an enjoyable experience! We visited the Magoffin Home and thoroughly enjoyed the tour and all the history of this landmark. Tour took about 1 hour.

Excellent introduction into El Paso and it's unique history.

A very interesting piece of local history and very knowledgeable guides. House is beautifully maintained ! So glad I came.

Great tour and nice history of the Magoffin family.

Beautiful home, and great tour guide.

Make sure you are aware of the tour schedule. The knowledge and expertise of the guides made the tour amazing.

A hidden gem!! The city should thank the leaders of the '60's for saving this wonderful house from destruction.

This place was really awesome!! Our guide was cool and very knowledgeable about the house and family history. We got in free since I am military.

An amazing place to go by yourself or with your family. Very educational and entertaining. They have events sometimes for free or just a few bucks. I went there for a school project, but will definitely come back for the next event. Staff was really attentive and nice, which made the experience even better.

Excellent history. So much information on the early beginnings of El Paso. The guided tour is highly recommended.

Gloria was a great host. She indulged us in the history and so much more. Most importantly she gave us the scoop on tacos and where to go - not the place we're heading. The tour and history of this area of El Paso was well delivered.

Fantastic experience. Clean location! The tour guide was very knowledgeable of the Magoffin Home. The tour was a little under an hour long. Its Such a neat experience to learn about local history. Great place for history bluffs.

Great tour and guide! Beautiful home.

Rather interesting. Worth the trip

Amazing place.thanks for the tour.

what a great tour we received. Fascinating details of the adobe construction. If you are in El Paso this is a must see to get an idea of how it was and what made this part of the country to grow and prosper.

Wow, what a nice historic home. It had lots of great personal items from the Era and the construction is wonderful with an except for the wall that is currently braced and being repair. That repair is being managed by professionals so it made me feel that the stewards were taking care of the historic landmark the right way. The tour guide was personable and enjoyable. She was very knowledgeable about the building, the family and the El Paso history of the time. For a Saturday, there was only a couple of visitors. Not busy at all. The home is air conditioned so visiting during a hot day is just fine. The fee to get in is very reasonable, less than many state or national historic budings. As much as the guide was knowledgeable, I'm a bit disappointed walking away from the home after the tour. I feel like there was so much more she could have told us about the home itself, to help transport us back in time and imagine being there with the family sharing their experiences. So much happened in the home. If I understand it's history, the home and the family in it was such a staple of the beginnings of El Paso. What stories there must have been. The guide did in fact tell us some of those amazing stories but only if we asked about specific items in the home. That's okay, but during tours in the historic homes and castles in the United Kingdom, you didn't need to ask. The guide would transport you back with no effort on your part to make you a part of that history. This is just a suggestion to elevate the experience. Otherwise, I felt there was too few rooms in the home. I would have enjoyed seeing the historic kitchen, a favorite part of a home for me, so to understand the cooking of the Era. Anyway, still a nice walk to a classic adobe territorial home. Man, they don't make them like that anymore. I really enjoyed the experience!

Didn’t have high hopes taking my kids there. But, our tour guide was phenomenal she had the kids interested along the whole tour. Fun little stop for all of us.

We visited for the first time on Sat Dec 3 for the Holiday Open House and loved it. The home is a beautiful example of adobe architecture. The original family furnishings make it so easy to imagine life during the time period. Mostly we loved the engaging conversations we had with the staff and volunteers about the history of El Paso and the history of the home and family.

We enjoyed visiting the Magoffin home immensely! The tour guides were so knowledgeable and gracious! This beautifully preserved home is a window into a fascinating period of this colorful and unique city.

We walked in and were created by a friendly person from whom we bought our tickets. She explained we would first watch a short video about the family history and the beginning of El Paso. Then, the guide walked us to the Magoffin Home and narrated to us the information on the building construction, pointed out design features, went over the interior design, the dates, and family history. We then went to the exterior courtyard, where he went over the original property design and many more interesting historical facts of the family and development of El Paso. Great tour, the building is very cool. Way ahead of its time.

This was a very educational visit! It is free for military and for children under 5. They have their material in both English and Spanish so everyone can visit and read the material. The tour was in English but I’m sure they can also tour in spanish. The tour guide let us know that the gardens are treated as public land so anyone can have a picnic there or just enjoy it for free without entering the home. There is a minor wait time while you watch a video prior to the tour.

Unique experience for any age to explore the home and grounds of this historical site! You can see how the real family lived decades ago. They offer many fun activities for adults/children such as art, games, historic cooking, and yoga for free or a small fee. Tip for Bank of America customers: full weekends of each month there is complimentary entry if you show a Bank of America card thanks to the BOA “Museums on Us” program.

This place was very interesting. Our tour guide, Michelle, was so knowledgeable about the history of the home and family. We would recommend taking this tour if you are interested in El Paso's history or architecture. They had a great selection in the gift shop.

Our docent Gloria, was absolutely fantastic and full of knowledge. She made our tour of the Magoffin Home very entertaining and informative. The home itself is very well kept. I wish the grounds were better tended to though. I highly recommend the tour for anyone who wishes to experience a trip back in time.

What a hidden treasure! I had a couple of hours of time and came by for a tour. The tour was very informative and the tour guide was superb! I’ll be back!

Our tour was led by the wonderful Michelle. Very knowledge, sweet, patient and apparently likes Harry Potter just like my husband. The house is a thing of beauty and the history is something to marvel. A bigger part of history than I expected. To have viewed this house during it's glory days truly would be an honor. Thank you to the entire staff for keeping this treasure alive and lovely. We truly enjoyed ourselves and will be back.

Two skeptical tourists with some time to burn. We were not keen on the idea of a guided tour, but we gave it a chance Daniella (sp?) absolutely made the experience. What a really cool way to get a feel for the history of the area through a family's story.

What a beautiful gem of a home!

(Translated by Google) Historic place you transport in time (Original) Histórico lugar te trasportas en el tiempo

The staff was helpful and friendly. A great place to visit while in El Paso!!

LOOKS nice from the outside never been inside. I hear it's haunted YIKES!!! LOL

(Translated by Google) Amazing El Paso history (Original) Amazing el Paso history

Loved it!!

Very authentic building and furnished with authentic peices of the original home owners

History

What a beautiful gem of a home! The expert guides make the tour very interesting, and it is obvious they care immensely for this significant piece of El Paso history. If you're short on time, this is a perfect stop. I highly recommend!

(Translated by Google) Very interesting the history of this family and how they were part of the growth of El Paso, Tx. (Original) Muy interesante la historian de esta familia y como formaron parte del crecimiento de El Paso, Tx.

It's a good place to hang out with your friends and families, But the down side is there food is to expensive :(

It's a beautiful house with an impressive history. Our tour guide was friendly and allowed us to ask many questions! A wonderful piece of history. Another friendly/knowledgeable employee also shared some information with us. Great place for cooking classes. The film they showed us before viewing the house made the tour more interesting. I will visit again when in El Paso.

Lovely adobe home with beautiful antiques and the history of the family is the cherry on top. Great tour guides!

Like the reviews suggest, the steak burrito smothered in chile con queso was very good. Service was acceptably prompt considering how busy they were. Prices were fair and our server was very courteous and attentive.

Nice place to visit and learn about the history of the area. Nice visitor center. The guided tours are very informative. The place does have very nice furniture and paintings. The grounds are also very nice. The new visitor has been a very nice addition to the place. Good place to spend a few hours on a week-end.

Really wonderful place!!!! The people really know their history. Very enriching!!!

Great that this place is taken care of and open to the public, but closed on Mondays, of course that's when I was there.

We went with our Homeschooling group and along with the guided tour we had the opportunity to learn about how adobe bricks are made. The children were able to make some of there own also. The man who did our tour (I forgot his name, sadly) was very friendly, informative and patient with the children. We plan to return for some of the classes that are offered and to be able to take another walk through this wonderful piece of history.

Great tours and information! Guides obviously love history and very knowledgeable! Thanks to Geoff!

A nice family outing! We had a lovely tour guide who was very informative and extremely nice! So many interesting things to see that leave you speechless! I would definitely recommend as it is a major part of el paso's history!

This site is a great place to visit if you are new to the Southwest! We ended up receiving a 1.5 hour private tour. You can learn all about adobo architecture and the way of living in the late 1800s to 1900s. It is also great to hear about the family and their contributions to El Paso!

I really enjoyed visiting The Magoffin home ... I learned a lot of new information. Gloria was super nice and she answered all of our questions. My sister and I are super happy 😁

Cool architectural style and awesome. Jeff was a perfect tour guide and extremely knowledgeable!

Guide was very pleasant, knowledgeable, entertaining.

I am from El Paso and I just visited today. Gloria, our guide, was very attentive, amicable, knowledgeable and bilingual. Installations are very well preserved, the moment you step a foot in the house you time travel. The Magoffin House is very well maintained, everything is so clean, no weird smells. Highly recommend visiting this place!!!!

A beautiful place.

This is a substantial structure with a fascinating history. The docent brought this to life with detailed explanations. A good component of Texas history.

Museum staff were excellent, knowledgeable and friendly. Interesting content!

Never been there stop asking me

Interesting place to visit

Very interesting historic home in one of the oldest parts of El Paso. Our guide knew a lot of the history of the family that originally owned the home. He managed to bring them to life for us. Well worth the hour and a half or so that we spent there.

History is awesome

(Translated by Google) It is a very beautiful area that has very impressive houses (Original) Es una zona muy bonita que tiene casas muy impresionantes

Peace

Very knowledgeable workers about history of el paso and surrounding regions.

This place needs to be attended more it's an special place