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Family FavoriteWichita
FreeOfficial destination guide to Wichita, Kansas, covering museums, dining, shopping, and events.
Wichita, KS
Area guide · Kansas, USA
Things to do in Wichita
A South Central Kansas city on the Arkansas River
- Sightseeing
- Museums
- Sport & Outdoor
- Nearest airport: ICT, about 5 miles
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Three to see first in Wichita
Museums
Family FavoriteExploration Place
Under $25An interactive science and discovery museum on the Arkansas River with a domed theater and hands-on exhibits.
Wichita, KS
Museums
History BuffMid-America All-Indian Museum
Under $25A Wichita museum dedicated to American Indian culture, with a gallery of nations and outdoor tipi and grass-house displays.
Wichita, KS
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Sightseeing
Family FavoriteWichita
FreeOfficial destination guide to Wichita, Kansas, covering museums, dining, shopping, and events.
Museums
Family FavoriteExploration Place
Under $25An interactive science and discovery museum on the Arkansas River with a domed theater and hands-on exhibits.
Museums
History BuffMid-America All-Indian Museum
Under $25A Wichita museum dedicated to American Indian culture, with a gallery of nations and outdoor tipi and grass-house displays.
Museums
History BuffOld Cowtown Museum
Under $25A living-history village in Wichita with restored 1870s buildings and costumed interpreters recreating frontier cattle-town life.
Sport & Outdoor
Family FavoriteSedgwick County Zoo
$25–$50A large AZA-accredited zoo in Wichita with nearly 400 species, an elephant exhibit, a train and a canal cruise.
Sport & Outdoor
Family FavoriteBotanica, The Wichita Gardens
Under $25Stroll themed gardens with a Chinese garden, koi pond, butterfly garden and a children's garden with a tree house and splash areas.
Sightseeing
FreeKeeper of the Plains
FreeSee Blackbear Bosin's 44-foot steel sculpture at the meeting of two rivers, ringed by fire pits that are lit at night.
Museums
Quirky FunStrataca
$25–$50Ride an elevator 650 feet down into a working salt mine to tour underground galleries and mine tunnels.
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About Wichita
Wichita is a city in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Its attractions include the Sedgwick County Zoo, the hands-on Exploration Place science center, the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, and Old Cowtown Museum, a re-created 19th-century townsite. Visit Wichita, the city's destination marketing organization, promotes these sites to visitors.