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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 16 attractions in Wichita

Very child-friendly zoo.  All the animals are easy to view for smaller visitors including benches for children to step up on and see and open fences to look through for large animal exhibits.  Very...

Attraction type: Zoo
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 16 attractions in Wichita

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.

Attraction type: Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 16 attractions in Wichita

Be transported back in time at this unique, 17 acre open-air living history museum which 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.

Attraction type: History museum; Historic village
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 16 attractions in Wichita

Located at Cowtown, along the scenic Arkansas River, the Diamond W Chuckwagon Supper is held in the new Cowtown visitor center.  The Diamond W Wranglers are the foremost reason to go, but the food is...

Attraction type: Dinner theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 16 attractions in Wichita
Attraction type: Cigar bar
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 16 attractions in Wichita

The largest art museum in Kansas offers a sizeable collection of pieces by American painters, potters, sculptors, and textile weavers. Mary Cassatt, Arthur G. Dove, Thomas Eakins, Robert Henri and Winslow Homer are just a handful of the talented artists whose work is on display.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 16 attractions in Wichita

The skeleton frame of an albertosuarus, the most complete one found to date, hangs from the first-floor ceiling of this fascinating museum that exhibits ancient artifacts, pictures and documents featuring European royalty, American patriots, presidents and wars. Older children will love the re-created castle complete with a dungeon and monsters.

Attraction type: Art museum; History museum; Educational site; Museum complex
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 16 attractions in Wichita

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.

Attraction type: Observatory/planetarium; Museum complex; Science museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 16 attractions in Wichita
Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 16 attractions in Wichita
Attraction type: Specialty museum
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Wichita's "West Side" Antique Mall features over 100 booths of fine Antiques & Collectibles, plus a huge furniture room where you are sure to find something for everyone! Dealers welcome, booth space available. Take Kellogg (Hwy 54/400) to Maize Road. Exit at Maize road and go 1/2 mile East on frontage road.

Attraction type: Antique shop
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Attraction type: Jogging path/track; Trail
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