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Wichita Information

Wichita, Kansas is the largest city in the state and is located in southern Kansas west of Kansas City and north of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wichita is best known for its great historical attractions like its Old Town district and its great museums.

Wichita, Kansas has a lot to offer guests and that’ll be clear when you visit this great city. Wichita’s top attraction is the Sedgwick County Zoo, which is the largest in Kansas and the seventh-largest zoo in America. The zoo is home to more than 2,500 animals of nearly 500 different species and is the state’s most visited outdoor attraction. The zoo offers great exhibits of beautiful animals and you see endangered chimpanzees and orangutans, gorillas, tigers, penguins, giraffes, one of the largest walk-through aviaries in the country and more here. Wichita is also home 23 museums of all types. The most popular museums are located in Old Town. Old Town is located in downtown Wichita just east of the central business district. This entertainment district is one of the must see places if you are traveling to the city because it has over 100 shops, restaurants and bars that are all within walking distance. Old Town is also home to three threat museums. The Museum of World Treasures is a must-visit attraction where you could spend the whole day discovering treasures from around the world throughout history. They have one of the most complete tyrannosaurus rex in the world, Egyptian mummies, artifacts from ancient civilizations and you can enter the battlefields of the World Wars. It’s one of the most unique and interesting museums you can find and it’s great for the kids and adults of all ages. Old Cowtown Museum is also located in Old Town where you can experience Wichita like it was in 1865. There are replications of old western style saloons, trains and other attractions on the dirt road replica of the historical city of Wichita. Wichita is also home to other great museums like the Smithsonian-affiliated Cosmosphere International SciEd Center and Space Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen House Museum, the Great Plains Transportation Museum, the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Wichita Art Museum and more that are all worth checking out during your stay in Wichita.

There are some great day trips that you can take from Wichita, but most are a bit of a drive. A scenic option would be to take a 1.5-hour drive southwest to Flint Hills, which is one of the most beautiful parts of the state. It’s a high, wide, gently rolling landscape blanketed with the largest continuous area of tall grass prairie left in the world. It’s an absolutely beautiful area to see and explore. Kansas City is about a 3-hour drive northwest of Wichita, but it’s definitely worth a visit to see great attractions like the National World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Arabia Steamboat Museum. You could catch a Kansas City Royals professional baseball game at Kauffman Stadium, or if you’re looking for more fun, you can head to the World’s of Fun amusement and Water Park which is true to its name and fun for all ages.

You can find great vacation rentals on Tripping all over Wichita, Kansas both in and around the city and in neighboring areas as well. There are nice homes being rented out for short term stays for larger groups and families and also smaller options with apartment and condominium style rentals which all can be found here on Tripping. Book your Wichita vacation on Tripping today!

The best way to get around Wichita is definitely by car whether you drive your own vehicle or rent a vehicle. There’s not a lot of traffic in the city and parking is free, so it’s very easy and accessible. This way you can take a trip to explore Flint Hills on your own and enjoy a nice drive through there.