With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Big Spring, 17 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here should be Big Spring State Park, Big Spring Municipal Auditorium and Hangar 25 Air Museum. Locals will also probably point you toward Sweetwater, 50 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, make sure it’s First Baptist Church. (But we’d also highly recommend Newman Park and Lake Sweetwater Municipal Golf Course.)