New Travel Gift Shop in Van Horn

Tucked into the historic Hotel El Capitan in Van Horn, there's a new gift shop with lots of great books, gear and fun things to take home from your trip to the Texas Mountains.

For many years, the original hotel was the site of the town's bank...so where is the new giftshop?  In the bank vault! 

From our website:

"The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of West Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan was one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition by architect, Henry Trost."  Read more here~

Read more about our other historic hotels in the region, here.

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf

The Hotel El Capitan opened in 1930 in Van Horn to serve travelers at the crossroads of west Texas tourism. Financed by El Pasoan Charles Bassett, the Hotel El Capitan is one of several grand hotels in the west Texas tradition designed by architect Henry Charles Trost. Trost, an architectural draftsman in Ohio and a designer of ornamental metal in Chicago, arrived in El Paso in 1903, bringing his interest in the Mission Revival-style of the period with him. He formed Trost and Trost, an architectural firm, with his brother and structural engineer Gustavus and proceeded to design and build hundreds of buildings throughout west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. - See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/hotel-el-capitan#sthash.0M7pbGJr.dpuf