Science Spectrum

Science Spectrum is a great place for kids! As a nanny, I always enjoyed taking the kids there & they LOVED it. They also have movies that I’ve only had good experiences with. They have special exhibits as well so keep your eye out for those too!

Very good museum. Hands on for the kids and quite sizable. My young ones had a blast and we were there most of the day. For only $ 20 for a family of 5, it’s a great value. We will travel back to Lubbock just to go here for the day

This is one of the best children’s museums of all time!!! We have 3 small boys who all have different interests, so finding an activity they all enjoy isn’t always easy, but we can spend several happy hours here. We drive in from Abilene just to visit! Each floor has something different and exciting, and I love that I don’t have to discourage them from touching things!!! Highly recommend as a fun family activity v

Always a blast for the kids!!! Clean and very educational! Love seeing people from around the region coming to see the attractions!

Great place for family fun! Always doing something new. Their full surround sound theatre is awesome ! Inexpensive and a great place to visit.

We moved to Lubbock from a larger city and I was glad to find the Science Spectrum. It has been a great place to go with the kids (5 and 9) when we need something to do. We decided to get a membership so we could explore as often as we want and not have to feel like we need to spend hours there each time. Sometimes we talk about the science associated with each exhibits and sometimes we just go to play and have fun. I was really impressed with the size of the place since I was not sure there would be anyplace like this in Lubbock.

It was okay. The actual museum part has three floors and is amazing, the extra exhibits are not too flattering. We spent three hours there so be prepared to spend time.

My kids really enjoy the Science Spectrum. We have the yearly pass which is a good value. It’s approximately $ 100 and allows up the 5 people admission at a time. We travel a lot and I have been to many children’s museums and I can honestly say, this is one of the better ones that I have been to including much larger cities. My son also attends the camps that they have during Spring Break and the summer and always has a good time.

I have been to Children’s museums in many of states, Brooklyn being one of the best and Lubbock’s is not bad, there are no water exhibits, or sting rays but for Lubbock your kids will be entertained. Only thing I dislike is the adult price silly to charge so much to adults when you know kids can’t come alone

As a precursor — I have been to many museums with my family. This place is not worth the trip. It is cheap and not very crowded. However, most of the exhibits were broken. Almost all of them were out dated. The IMAX movie was okay. The theater was very nice and maintained. Most employees were socially awkward and not friendly.
Skip it.

I lived in the Lubbock area most if my life. Had never been until today. It was amazing. Tons of hands on stuff with explanations for everything. Three floors of exhibits. We live I’m California now so we have seen all the aquariums out there. It was a great change to see fish native to Texas and the abrazos and coast. Loved the flight part including info about Reese AFB since it is also a part if my upbringing. Enjoyed the exhibit from Margaret’s. I remember the dress shop even tho we didn’t shop there. Loved the West Texas memories and sharing my heritage with my son.

Fun kids museum in Lubbock. Bigger than the one in New Braunfels, not sure about the new one in Austin (haven’t been yet). My son liked the train layout, and some of the light and sound experiments. Also the bubble area is fun. They have an IMAX also, but we didn’t do that this trip.

You can’t go wrong with low admission prices ($ 8 for adults, $ 6.50 for kids, and under 3 free), and plenty of hands on activities! We paid to enter, then explored 3 floors of science.
A lot of the exhibits were outdated, but this was our first visit so we found them interesting. You can explore the rivers of Texas and its creatures, learn about the science of sports, sit in a cockpit of a fighter jet to learn about lift, and play with many small activities to explore simple machines and other scientific facts.
The Science Spectrum also houses the Lubbock Children s Museum. It’s for kids 5 and under. Though it looked like fun, we didn’t go in because my 9 year old wouldn’t have fun and couldn’t play with the things anyways.
The also have an Omni Theatre which you can combine with your museum admission to visit both, or just by Omni tickets.
Survey says: A nice stop in Lubbock for learning. A little outdated, but if it’s your first visit, you’ll have fun!

We love going here. We just moved to Lubbock in April and it was one of the first places we visited. We have 2 children and they love museums, especially the hands on kind. It took us a while to go through it and the butterfly exhibit was awesome. Definitely worth spending time there.

Nice place to bring kids. Science Museum and omnimax. For small-​ish town its very good.

Fun museum. We went and saw the museum part and the butterfly exhibit (a special, limited time exhibit). Several times, staff members came up to my husband and I and explained things or mentioned an interesting fact. They seemed very engaged with visitors. There were a ton of noisy small kids running around, so this place is kid-​friendly. They have an I-​Max theater showing 3 films, but we didn’t go to that part.
Here’s a short list of what they have
Basement floor: Natural history and health history
First floor: Physics, scientific oddities, and exhibits for kids
Second floor: Aviation/​Air Force/​NASA, physics, and sports

Good

Critter Days. Elephants, hedgehogs, gila monsters and petting prairie digs and turtles!!! The place itself seems a little worn out.

I’ve taken my niece and nephew here each time I’ve been back. The first was to actually see the exhibits in the Science Spectrum and watch an Omnimax movie, and the second time we went for Critter Fest. Both were… interesting experiences.
The Good:
I’m glad a place like this exists in Lubbock. I try to do semi-​educational activities with my niece and nephew when I go back. Mainly to prevent him from being a jock and her a cheerleader with no aspirations beyond being cool in high school. They’re both under 10, so I gotta influence while they’re young!
They activities are awesome for the kids. They are fascinated by anything and everything.
That’s kind of where it ends.
The Bad:
They still have the same exhibits from when I was a kid. I don’t mean the same type of stuff, I mean they literally have the exact same exhibits from when I was a kid. Everything there seems to be at least 15 year old.
The tiger show at Critter Fest was horrid. When you walk in, the smell of ammonia from tiger urine hits your face like a bat. The little ones kept asking, «What’s that smell? Why does it smell like that?» The highlight of the show was that they had 7 tigers. Neat to see at once, but they didn’t do much of anything. They all appeared quite lethargic.
My niece and nephew didn’t care a lick about the science aspect of everything. They cared more about playing with the bubbles or spinning, moving, racing, or throwing things. Eh, I tried.
Outside at Critter Fest was a small petting zoo. I couldn’t believe I paid so much for something so simple.
Overall:
I guess anything’s worth it to see a smile on my niece and nephew’s faces. Oh, the mind of a child.