Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport 21 min
Ulrich Museum of Art (14 min) Extensive university contemporary & modern art museum with a large outdoor sculpture collection. Old Cowtown Museum (20 min) Re-creation of late-1880s life in the County, including farm animals, photos & document archives. Mid-America All-Indian Museum (18 min) Compact museum of tribal artifacts & Native American cultural exhibits, lectures & workshops. Great Plains Transportation Museum (16 min) Museum dedicated to rail history in the Great Plains, with locomotives, rail cars & memorabilia. Botanica, The Wichita Gardens (19 min) Imaginative, verdant botanical garden with children's areas, a butterfly house, events & more. Museum of World Treasures (16 min) A history-of-the-world museum with an educational focus & hands-on children's activity center. Great Plains Nature Center (14 min) Indoor-outdoor facilities designed to educate about the flora & fauna of the Great Plains. Sedgwick County Zoo (17 min) Animals organized by continent, plus educational programs for various age groups. Exploration Place (19 min) Exhibits, films, live shows, & hands-on science & discovery programs for kids and adults. Downtown Wichita (17 min) Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum (17 min) This elegant former City Hall building is now home to various historical exhibits of local interest. Wichita Art Museum (19 min) Contemporary & historical works from a 7,000-piece permanent collection, & a hands-on area for kids. Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House (17 min) Guided tours through the period interiors of a 1918 Prairie-style home by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Original Pizza Hut Museum (15 min) The Keeper of the Plains (19 min) Blackbear Bosin's 44-ft. Indian chief statue stands at a confluence reachable by 2 footbridges. |