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Under $25An interactive science and discovery museum on the Arkansas River with a domed theater and hands-on exhibits.

Wichita is a sightseeing stop in Wichita, KS, part of the Wichita guide. Cost: free.
· Wichita, KS
Visit Wichita is the official destination marketing organization for Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas. It publishes an annual Wichita Visitors Guide and trip-planning tools covering the region's museums, attractions, shopping, and more than 1,000 restaurants.
The closest stops to Wichita, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
An interactive science and discovery museum on the Arkansas River with a domed theater and hands-on exhibits.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
See Blackbear Bosin's 44-foot steel sculpture at the meeting of two rivers, ringed by fire pits that are lit at night.
0.7 mi awayMore like this
A Wichita museum dedicated to American Indian culture, with a gallery of nations and outdoor tipi and grass-house displays.
0.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
A living-history village in Wichita with restored 1870s buildings and costumed interpreters recreating frontier cattle-town life.
1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Stroll themed gardens with a Chinese garden, koi pond, butterfly garden and a children's garden with a tree house and splash areas.
1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
A large AZA-accredited zoo in Wichita with nearly 400 species, an elephant exhibit, a train and a canal cruise.
4.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor