Ciudad Juarez is an important cultural and commercial center. The city has a refreshing approach to architecture, combining traditional styles in modern buildings and edifices.

The old town hall built in 1947, has an interesting mural inside which narrates the history of the founding of Ciudad Juarez. This mural was painted by Jose Guadalaupe Diaz in 1977. Other interesting places are the Anthropology and History Museum, the PRONOF Centre, the Juarez Monument, the Monumental Bullring, the Alberto Balderas Bullring and the Ex-border Customs Building. A collection of fossils is on display in the Archaeological Museum. On the way to Zaragoza, 20 km to the east is El Sauzal. It has a fossilized forest where the trees were covered with sand and converted into stone by the action of the salts. It also has the remains of a mammoth which were discovered in 1969.  

There are two airports that can be used to reach Ciudad Juarez. One is in Juarez city and the other in El Paso. Both are international airports. This border town is a 5-hour journey away from Chihuahua. The United States border is not very far away either. The only formality required is that your papers have to be properly stamped. To get around the city use taxicabs, trolley buses or go about on foot.

The hotels in Ciudad Juarez provide adequate and comfortable amenities. But you may be tempted to savour the luxury of a Five Star Hotel in nearby El Paso.

The city is fun to visit. It provides many avenues of enjoyment for visitors, including many fine restaurants, night clubs, bull fights, soccer games, traditional rodeos, dog races, polo grounds, golf, car racing, shopping malls and old city markets. The restaurants serve international as well as genuine Mexican cuisine. Ciudad Juarez is famous for its handicrafts, especially its Indian blankets or sarapes as they are called and its glassware.

The events held in Ciudad Juarez are El Dia De La Raza in October and the Gastronomic Food Show in November.

Most banks are on 16 de Septiembre where money can be exchanged. It is also possible to change currency at the tourist shops along Juárez and 16 de Septiembre. The post office lies one block south of 16 de Septiembre, at the corner of Lerdo and Peña.