Attractions

Wichita Attractions

For attractions in Wichita, Kansas, you might want to take a look at VisitWichita, WichitaLinks Recommendations, or 360 Wichita's Recommendations.

All Star Adventures/Sports:  Both east and west sides provide this entertainment venue, with bumper cars, miniature golf, go-karts, bumper boats, climbing walls, driving ranges and arcades.

 

As part of “Museums on the River” downtown, Botanica contains almost ten acres of color, including a butterfly garden, Shakespeare garden, rose and wildflower garden, fountain garden and a new sensory garden. 

 

Also located in “Museums on the River”, Cowtown is a nationally recognized living history museum that takes visitors back to the 1800s, with costumed workers and authentic buildings.  Costumed staff portray life on the frontier, complete with blacksmith and carpentry shops, a mercantile and (of course) the saloon.

Located downtown, Exploration Place is a science museum featuring hands-on experiences about flight, health and human life. The people, places and environments of Kansas, are also highlighted.  On exhibit in June will be “Codex Atlanticus”, where Leonardo da Vinci's amazing inventions come to life through a digital interactive 3-D format.

    Drive 40 miles to the city of Hutchinson to experience the Kansas
   Cosmosphere’s Hall of Space Museum, along with an IMAX theatre, the
    Justice planetarium and the Robert Goddard space lab.   If you are a
    space nut, this is the place for you, and you can even enroll in astronaut
    camp!

The Mid-American All-Indian Center is located just minutes north of downtown Wichita, and showcases the Native American heritage with artifacts and art.  The center’s Heritage Village is an accurate replica of 1850's Indian village life.

In the heart of Old Town, the Museum of World Treasures contains 12 dinosaurs (including a newly acquired T-Rex), Egyptian and Roman treasures (including mummies), a sports museum, an American Presidents  
collection, and exhibits of US military conflicts.

Music Theatre of Wichita is our premiere theatre group in Wichita.  It is ranked as one of the US top ten summer theatres. Pairing Broadway and Hollywood trained professionals with talented Midwestern youth, MTW is one of only five professional theatres in the country that has permission to present “High School Musical “this summer.  It will run June 12-17, and the final matinee will be Sunday afternoon at Century II.

The Prairie Rose Chuckwagon and the Hopalong Cassidy Cowboy Museum are located on a working cattle ranch 15 miles east of Wichita. The Prairie Rose features all-you-can-eat barbecue and a performance by the Prairie Rose Wranglers, who have performed twice at Carnegie Hall and have also toured China.  There is a cowboy museum located on the property.

Ranked among the best in the world, the Sedgwick County Zoo contains over 2700 amazing animals in eight major exhibits including the Pride of the Plains lion exhibit and a brand new penguin abode.  The Schwan’s party will be held here on Tuesday evening of the tournament, so that all of you can come and “monkey around.”

 

A part of  “Museums on the River” the Wichita Art Museum is home to over 6000   works of art, including two renowned Chihuly glass sculptures.  The permanent collection concentrates on American art.  Exhibits in June include Prairie Earth, American Impressionist Paintings, and 1930s photography.

Located in Park City, the Wild West World amusement park is scheduled to open in May, and will include 2 roller coasters, a log flume, and 25 other rides.  A Chinese Acrobat Troupe will be performing throughout the month of June. 

 

 

For more information, visit www.360wichita.com