Lubbock provides choices for youth   Legacy Play Village and HUB City Playground, additions in the past year to the local landscape, won't necessarily make raising children any easier in Lubbock.

With area's growth, cultural opportunities expand   From festivals to concerts, from museums to Broadway touring attractions, Lubbock is home to a diverse cultural scene that somehow remains a secret outside of the West Texas boundaries.

Entertainment calendar   Theater

annual entertainment events   Weekend preceding first Monday of each month: Old Mill Trade Days in Post.

Ruidoso Downs gives area taste of horse racing   Tourists in general and horsemen in particular know the trail west out of the South Plains to Ruidoso, N.M. Located 220 miles west of Lubbock in the Sacramento Mountains of south central New Mexico, the city is home to the famed Ruidoso Downs race track and casino.

CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT   (1) Allen Theatre, Texas Tech Student Union Building

PARKS/RECREATION   City parks

AREA LAKES   There are a number of popular West Texas lakes within the Lubbock region (within 225 miles).

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