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Take a walk downtown for unique shopping, dine with friends and try your luck at Zia Park and Black Gold Casino. You will find Hobbs is an exciting and vibrant city to dine, shop, live, play and stay.

Explore Carlsbad Caverns National Park featuring rocky slopes and canyons, cactus, grass, thorny shrubs, and the occasional tree, who could guess at the hidden treasures deep underground? Beneath this rugged land are more than 117 known caves - all formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone. Please check with the park for the spectacular bat flight programs.

While you’re here, enjoy the many sporting challenges Hobbs has to offer, including: Golf - With affordable green fees and challenging courses golfers find Hobbs an inviting place to play. Soaring - Hobbs is known as the soaring capital of the world, and the National Soaring Society is located at Harry McAdams Park, off the Lovington Highway.

Experience a local favorite restaurant at Ma Brown's Old Fashion Hamburgers. Locals rave about the onion rings and the fried bean burrito as well as exceptional shakes.

• Zia Park & Black Gold Casino
• Western Heritage Museum Complex
• Lea County Meuseum