Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport 23 min
National Ranching Heritage Center (10 min) Museum of American ranching & frontier life featuring relocated historic structures & artifacts. Mcpherson Cellars Winery (15 min) Former bottling plant now a winery & industrial-chic tasting room offering guided tours. Lubbock Memorial Arboretum (18 min) Serene 93-acre nature sanctuary with gardens walking paths a 1913 chapel & educational programs. Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark (7 min) Archaeological site offering 12 000-year record of history with trails & life-sized animal bronzes. Buddy Holly Statue (15 min) Bayer Museum Of Agriculture (16 min) Popular interactive agriculture-history museum with tractors a children s section & a gift shop. Lubbock Water Rampage (13 min) Family venue offering 2 400-ft. waterslides a wave pool a baby pool a lazy river & a snack bar. American Windmill Museum (16 min) Wind-powered museum devoted to American windmills with a display of 200 models indoors & out. Mackenzie Park (14 min) Golf amusement park sculpture garden prairie dog habitat trails & more in a lush 248-acre park. Prairie Dog Town (15 min) Attraction at Mackenzie Park featuring prairie dogs & interpretive signage since 1935. Museum Of Texas Tech University (11 min) Millions of objects of art science nature geology & culture plus a planetarium & research lab. Silent Wings Museum (16 min) Museum devoted to the United States WWII military glider program with a restored model & a library. |