Location: Wichita
Top Things to do in Wichita
Top 10 Things to do Good for Couples in Wichita, Kansas (KS)
Dorothy clicked her heels to return to Kansas, and you'll want to do the same after you've visited this one-time cattle town turned modern, booming city, where the spirit of the Old West lives on. To get a feel of the early pioneer days, visit the recreated village at the Old Cowtown Museum. For a slightly more eccentric experience, visit the Museum of Ancient Treasures, which has everything from a baseball signed by Joe DiMaggio to a shrunken head. The Indian Center Museum features works by Plains Indian artists. Wichita is an aircraft manufacturing center, and the Kansas Aviation Museum honors pioneers in the field, as well as housing model planes. Exploration Place gives kids more insights into aviation and other scientific wonders. For nature and wildlife, check out Botanica's lovely gardens or head over to the Sedgwick County Zoo, home to over 350 species of animals. Wichita stays up when the sun goes down: there's nightlife, culture, karaoke and cuisine for all tastes.
Restaurants in Wichita
1. Nifty Nut House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 900 reviews
Reviewed By jeffreyp744 - Wichita, United States
Love this place great variety nuts and candy every kind of candy candy we had as kids free samples of different candy nuts and such fun place to take kids
2. Music Theatre Wichita
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5.0 based on 37 reviews
3. Central Standard Brewing
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
Wichita’s premier brewery and taproom — Central Standard Brewing. Producing a wide range of styles including seasonal, Belgian, IPA, Barrel Aged, Sour and Wild/Brett Beers. With a variety of styles on tap and a relaxed atmosphere, CSB is a great place to hang out with friends and enjoy a few drinks in a comfy retro chair or on the patio. Ask questions, get the tour — our brewers love to talk abou
4. Botanica: The Wichita Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 722 reviews
Located in Sim Park, this gorgeous patch of cultivated flora offers themed gardens such as the Butterfly Garden, Shakespeare Garden, Rose and Wildflower Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden, plus special programs for children.
Reviewed By AIbin0 - Tarrant, United States
I was traveling from out of state on a whim and out of all the places I was hoping to see while in Wichita, The Botanical Gardens was at the top of my list. To be frank, I've never actually been to a Botanical Gardens before, but the one here is absolutely gorgeous. I'm no botanist, but there's a wide variety of flora all throughout the gardens in different sections. Beautiful fountains, a butterfly garden, gorgeous floral arrangements, memorial statues, quiet alcoves, lilly ponds, a koi pond, and much more await you here. After a long year of stress and anxiety, being away from everything for a few hours was therapeutic. I'd definitely recommend seeing it for yourself if you're in the area.
5. Old Cowtown Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 434 reviews
Be transported back in time at this unique, 23 acre open-air history museum that recreates Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 to 1880. Museum staff dress in period costume and demonstrate everyday activities including, gardening, tending livestock and cooking. Historic Wichita Cowtown Inc. works with the City of Wichita to further the Museum and its mission. Established in 1950, Cowtown's unique programming chronicles Wichita's transformation from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area. The Museum has the distinction of being accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition achievable by a museum. Accreditation recognizes high standards in individual museums and ensures they continue to uphold public trust. Only 3 percent of the nation's estimated 34,144 museums are accredited.
Reviewed By luket257
If you're interested in history and how things were in the old west this is a very worthwhile stop. Old town is set up with stores and businesses the way they were back in the day and very informative. If you're lucky you might even get in on some movie shooting.
6. Starlite Drive-In
7. Arkansas River Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By jbjclass - Wichita, United States
This is a very peaceful and beautiful place to walk along the river. You can walk for a few miles, so you pass different parts of Wichita, like the Keeper of the Plains, Exploration Place, some fancy apartments and hotels, and on and on. It's very well maintained, and there's quite a bit of parking. It connects to other walking/biking trails, so we started keeping a map of everywhere we've walked, and it's fun to see how they go together. The Veterans' Memorial Park (right off the trail) is also very nice and worth visiting.
8. Wichita Art Museum
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4.5 based on 164 reviews
Our mission: The Wichita Art Museum brings people, ideas, and American art together to enrich lives and build community.
Reviewed By SteveMirn - Fort Collins, United States
If you enjoy viewing art, put the Wichita Art Museum on your list when visiting Wichita. The museum is stocked with paintings of interest and other art objects as well as special exhibitions. I found the size of the museum to be perfect - large enough to keep me well-occupied, but not so large as to make me feel overwhelmed with too many choices - just right for my level of physical endurance. The staff is very accommodating. The museum includes a well-stocked gift shop as well as cafe.
9. Sedgwick County Zoo
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4.5 based on 1,326 reviews
To inspire discovery, appreciation, and respect for animals and nature.
Reviewed By travelhigher24 - Wichita, United States
This place is very organized and can easily spend about 3-4 hours there. I went with my family, had a small boat ride, loved spending time with the elephants and that's my fav! The restaurant located there had both healthy and regular options so enjoyed our lunch there.
10. Mort's Cigar Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By 922kristian
Came here on a weekend and had a good time. Drinks were reasonable and the cigar selection was perfect. Live music with different genres was a nice perk. One issue is depending on the time you show up there may be nowhere to sit in the patio area (the place to be)
