Attractions and Places To See in Lubbock County - Top 15

This museum is really fascinating. The history of large ranches in the area helped shape the west and had a huge impact on the future of the large region of South Central US, the indigenous peoples and modern ranching we see today. Well worth the visit. https://ranchingheritage.org/

Didn’t know that can ride bike there. On trail?

The "Steel House" by the late sculptor Robert Bruno. Part sculpture, part house and part 1970s Texas time capsule, the structure is located in Ransom Canyon, about 15 miles east of Lubbock.The bold piece is made of 150 tons of steel that rests on narrow legs, giving the illusion of a hovering spacecraft. The three-level, 2,200-square-foot house sits at the edge of a jagged hill overlooking a nearby lake.Bruno, the figure behind the ambitious project, lived in the structure while he welded it almost completely on his own. He started construction in 1974 — a year after he began sketching plans for the structure — and remained there, welding and working, until his death in 2008.

In 1968, Christopher B. "Stubbs" Stubblefield, Sr. opened the original 75 seat Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant in a small, ramshackle building at 108 East Broadway. The jukebox was filled with vintage Blues music. Owing as much to Stubb’s warm smile as to his barbecue cooking skills, the restaurant soon became the center of Lubbock’s rich musical community. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, the Sunday Jam Sessions became as legendary as the barbecue. Tom T. Hall’s song, "The Great East Broadway Onion Championship," was written about an early-morning pool game between Tom and Joe Ely in which an onion from Stubb’s kitchen was used as a cue ball. There's lots of tales about this legendary BBQ joint.

The largest windmill museum in the world, the American Windmill Museum, showcases these beautifully restored structures in a unique Lubbock experience. https://windmill.com/

On April 13, 2012, the American Museum of Agriculture opened the doors of its new facility, the Alton Brazell Exhibit Hall, at 1121 Canyon Lake Drive. Over forty years ago, a handful of Lubbock civic leaders, including Alton Brazell, recognized the region’s agricultural heritage was slipping away. In 1969, the Lubbock County Commissioners’ Court gave Brazell the authority to begin collecting machinery that was a part of the technical transformation that took place on South Plains’ farms. The tractors, combines, plows, drills and thousands of other farm-related artifacts became a part of the Lubbock County Historical Collection. More Info: https://agriculturehistory.org/

Alfred and Billie Caviel were the first African-American husband and wife in the United States to own and operate their own pharmacy, in the eastside “Flats” neighborhood of Lubbock, Texas. Caviel’s Pharmacy operated at the corner of Avenue A and 17th Street in Lubbock for 49 years, from the early Civil Rights era in 1960 to 2009. The Caviels donated the building to the city’s Roots Historical Arts Council in 2011 with hopes that one day it would become a museum to represent African-American culture. In 2015, their dream became a reality, when the museum opened its doors, becoming the first African-American museum in West Texas. Exhibits include legacies of African American medical practice, education, and other aspects of community life. https://www.lbkrootshistoricalartscouncil.com

The richly ornamented, North Italian Romanesque style high school was completed in 1931, despite the beginnings of economic hardship resulting from the onset of the Great Depression. The building features decorative brickwork, terra cotta ornamentation, and a campanile, or bell tower. Lubbock High School was listed as the 10th most beautiful high school in the state in a recent listing of the top 25 most beautiful campuses in the state. Part of the Lubbock Independent School District, the school is known for its academic program and for the fact that it has produced a number of talented musicians, vocalists, businessmen, and scientists over the years (including Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Natalie Maines, Ralna English, and Mac Davis). In 1979 to comply with an ongoing desegregation plan ordered by the US Department of Justice, LEAP (Lubbock Exemplary Academic Program) was developed. In 1996, Lubbock High was named as a Blue Ribbon school. Lubbock High School began its International Baccalaureate classes during the 2000–2001 school year. Too Much to list... a wonderful institution with a diverse and fruitful history.