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Exploration Place, Wichita, KS

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Exploration Place

Exploration Place is a museum in Wichita, KS, part of the Wichita guide. Cost: under $25.

300 N McLean Blvd · Wichita, KS

Why you should go…

Exploration Place is a science and discovery museum in the Delano neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas, that opened in 2000. Permanent exhibits emphasize aviation, Kansas geography, and health sciences, alongside traveling science exhibits and live science shows. The museum's Dome theater screens science and nature films on a 60-foot immersive screen.

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