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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, Wichita, KS

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Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

701 N Amidon St · Wichita, KS

Why you should go…

Botanica is a city-owned botanical garden in Wichita, home to more than 4,000 plant species. You can wander the rose garden, the Chinese Garden of Friendship, the Butterfly Garden and a koi pond with a waterfall. The Downing Children's Garden adds a tree house and a musical maze, and the Koch Carousel Gardens hold Troll Hill and a restored 1949 carousel that once ran at Wichita's Joyland amusement park.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Old Cowtown Museum

    Under $25

    A living-history village in Wichita with restored 1870s buildings and costumed interpreters recreating frontier cattle-town life.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Mid-America All-Indian Museum

    Under $25

    A Wichita museum dedicated to American Indian culture, with a gallery of nations and outdoor tipi and grass-house displays.

    0.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Free

    Keeper of the Plains

    Free

    See Blackbear Bosin's 44-foot steel sculpture at the meeting of two rivers, ringed by fire pits that are lit at night.

    0.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Exploration Place

    Under $25

    An interactive science and discovery museum on the Arkansas River with a domed theater and hands-on exhibits.

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Wichita

    Free

    Official destination guide to Wichita, Kansas, covering museums, dining, shopping, and events.

    1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Sedgwick County Zoo

    $25–$50

    A large AZA-accredited zoo in Wichita with nearly 400 species, an elephant exhibit, a train and a canal cruise.

    2.9 mi awayMore like this