Location: Wichita
Top Things to do in Wichita
What to do and see in Wichita, Kansas (KS): The Best Museums
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. Mid-America Fine Arts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Mid-America Fine Arts located in Wichita Ks has over 700 pieces of traditional art for sale by some Kansas and American great artists such as: Aaron Bohrod Joseph Meert John Edward Costigan Alfred Montgomery John Steuart Curry James Penney Marion Greenwood Henry Varnum Poor Bill Harrison Doris Rosenthal Herschel C. Logan Birger Sandzen Karl Mattern Clayton Staples
2. Kansas Firefighters Museum
3. Wichita Toy Train Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
TRAINS, TRAINS AND MORE TRAINS! The Wichita Toy Train Club and Museum, 130 S. Laura, Wichita, KS is open the second and fourth weekends each month. Saturday hours 10:00 - 5:00 and Sundays 1:00 - 5:00. View historical train layouts, interactive train layouts, children's train room, learn to run trains. Come run the trains for fun.
Reviewed By sassyokc - Oklahoma City, United States
There are four very large layouts of differing gauges, with lots of different trains in each. There are also some smaller layouts, and an area where children can run the trains themselves. The museum is staffed with lots of knowledgeable, friendly folks who love to talk about trains. They know their stuff, and we had an enjoyable visit.
4. Mark Arts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
The mission of Mark Arts is to be a vibrant arts hub in Wichita and the region by providing opportunities to appreciate and create art in an atmosphere of lifelong learning. The galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free. Disciplines taught in the School of Creativity to all ages and skill levels include ceramics, culinary, digital arts, drawing, enameling, jewelry, metalsmithing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Plan an event in our distinctive and inspiring setting. Spaces are suitable for a business meeting for 20 up to a wedding or special event for several hundred guests.
Reviewed By W4180SYchristines
Galleries and exhibits, art classes, kids events, cooking classes, events...Always a great art exhibit or show to be had. Sign up for emails to make the most of it. Awesome atmosphere.
5. Exploration Place
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 397 reviews
Delve into hundreds of interactive exhibits that stimulate the mind and teach about science, and that's only inside the main building. Outside there's a park where visitors can observe Kansas wildlife in a wetlands habitat and dig for archeological treasures inside a giant sandbox.
Reviewed By hd452016 - Tulsa, United States
Take the time to visit this interesting science center, especially for children in grades 3-12. The Center has several hands-on exhibits the focus on flight. You will also find displays on Kansas geography and medieval life housed in a three-story castle.
6. 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.
7. Museum of World Treasures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 550 reviews
Discover the treasures . . . around the world and through the ages. Where can you explore the crusty bones of long-lost creatures, marvel at Egyptian mummies, uncover the secrets of ancient civilizations, travel to the land of Conquistadors. and enter the battlefields of World Wars? The Museum of World Treasures, with more than 3,000 artifacts on three floors. Discover your inner explorer!
Reviewed By ransom007 - Anaheim, United States
There is free parking in front of the museum which is in a building that is behind a plaza so it is not right on the street. It is 3 floors with a natural history section, a modern history section (especially United States wars), and an ancient history section (emphasizing Egypt, Greece, and Rome). There are many artifacts and several timelines, and much other information. The staff is very friendly and there is a gift shop. It is hard to beat for the approximately $10 admission price. COVID-19: The employees were masked and visitors were expected to wear masks and practice social distancing.
8. Wichita Art Museum
Overall Ratings
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. Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By michaelrY3988CQ
When one walks in you know that the exterior and the interior were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and wonder why the rooms are so small. The furniture was as well designed by Mr. Wright/.Along with the building on the campus of Wichita State the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright is one of minimilsim and economy of scale.
