Wichita

Worth seeing in and around Wichita

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Wichita State University

   Wichita State University is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States, governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. WSU offers more than 60 undergraduate programs across nine colleges, with over 200 areas of study.

   5.1 km · public university in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Diocese of Wichita

   The Diocese of Wichita is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Kansas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

   400 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Intrust Bank Arena

   Intrust Bank Arena is a 15,004-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the northeast corner of Emporia and Waterman streets in downtown Wichita.

   800 m · Multi-purpose arena in downtown Wichita, KS · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, United States.

   500 m · Catholic cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Wichita Art Museum

   The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas. Exclusively focused on American art, its collection comprises over 12,000 items, a selection of which is displayed across 31,500 sq.

   1.9 km · art museum in Wichita, Kansas · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Friends University

   Friends University is a private nondenominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1898.

   2.9 km · university in Kansas, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Epic Center

   The Epic Center is a 320-foot, 22-story skyscraper at 301 N. Main St. in Wichita, Kansas, United States.

   300 m · tallest building in the state of Kansas · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Newman University

   Newman University is a private Catholic university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is named for John Henry Newman and was founded by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in 1933.

   4.2 km · Catholic liberal arts university in Wichita, Kansas, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kansas Aviation Museum

   The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita, Kansas, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building, designed by Glen H. Thomas, served as Wichita Municipal Airport's terminal from 1935 to 1954.

   8.4 km · aviation museum in Wichita, Kansas USA · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Great Plains Transportation Museum

    The Great Plains Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is also bome to the Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame.

    600 m · railroad museum in Wichita, KS USA · Wikipedia

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Getting to Wichita

Airports

Tulsa (TUL), 210 km · OKC Will Rogers World (OKC), 256 km · Kansas City (MCI), 290 km

Stations

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, 9.6 km · McConnell Air Force Base, 9.5 km · Cessna Aircraft Field, 8.8 km · Westport Airport (Kansas), 6.2 km · Riverside Airport, 8.9 km

• Tulsa → Wichita

  209 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · $22–31
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• Oklahoma City → Wichita

  248 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · $21–28
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• Kansas City → Wichita

  287 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · $26–35
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