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For trolley route information, please call (316) 265-7221
You can even charter a trolley! There are special routes and rides during each week.
Mailing address: 1820 E. Douglas
Wichita, Kansas 67214
Phone: (316) 267-2817
Fax: (316) 267-5901
Email: riverfestival@southwind.net
1998 is the 27th annual Wichita River Festival held May 8-17 in Wichita. Come again next year and have the time of your life!
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1871 Sim Park Drive
Wichita, Kansas 67203
Phone: (316) 264-6398
or (316) 264-0671
Discover the old west at Old Cowtown, an open-air history museum. Fee for admission<br>Please call for more information
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Mid-America All-Indian Center
650 N. Seneca
Wichita, Kansas 67203-3204
Phones: (316) 262-5221
Fax: (316) 262-4216
Email: icm@southwind.net
This museum shows the heritage of the native tribes of North America. Many permanent and rotating exhibits. Gift shop available. Please calls for hours and details.
Mid-America All-Indian Center
650 N. Seneca
Wichita, Kansas
Phone: (316) 262-5221
This is a 44 foot tall sculpture using 50 tons of metal. It stands as a tribute to all native Americans.
"Heritage of the West"
Wichita Art Museum
619 Stackman Dr.
Wichita, Kansas
Phone: (316) 268-4921
Over 20 original paintings, watercolors, drawings and bronzes from the M.C. Naftzger collection. Other outstanding western art may also be seen at the museum. Please call for hours and details. A gift shop is available.
Botanica
The Wichita Gardens
701 Amidon
Wichita, Kansas 67203
Phone: (316) 264-9799
Among the gardens located here are: The Shakespearean Garden, The Butterfly Garden, The Beverly R. Blue Teaching Garden, The Rose Garden, The Aquatic Collection, and The Wildflower Garden. You will thoroughly enjoy yourself in this pleasant place to spend the day! Please call for details and hours.
5555 Zoo Blvd.
Wichita, Kansas
Phone: (316) 942-2212
Much to see and do here at the zoo with all exhibits in natural surroundings. See a prairie dog town and more. Take a sky-walk for and bird's eye view. Please call for details
Wichita Sedgwick Co. Historical
Museum
204 S. Main
Wichita, Kansas
Phone: (316) 265-9314
The colorful and exciting history of the "Chisholm Trail" is highlighted here. Learn about Jesse Chisholm and his legacy. Please call for details
Buffalo Bill Monument & Gravesite
Highland Cemetery
1001 N. Hillside
Wichita, Kansas
The Original Buffalo Bill was actually named William Mathewson. The Indians knew him as "Sinpah Zilbah" ("The Long-bearded dangerous white man"). See this monument of his gravesite. Please call for hours and details.
523 E. Douglas
Wichita, Kansas
Phone: (316) 262-5424
This hotel was first opened on January 1, 1887 with the name of the "Carey House." It was here that Carrie Nation, the famous prohibitionist, smashed the hotel bar on December 27, 1900. The hotel's name was changed to the Eaton in 1910. The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Wichita Convention & Visitors Bureau
100 S. Main, Suite 100
Wichita, Kansas 67202
Phone: (316) 265-2800
For more information about Wichita, please contact the Convention and Visitor's Bureau
The Children's Museum of Wichita
435 South Water
Wichita, Kansas 67202
Fun for everyone - the young and
the young at heart!
9-5 Tues-Sat and 1-5 Sunday. Also open Mondays 9-5 during summer.
Fee for admission
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