Greater Wichita - Official Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 3) From Museums and Music… Our metro area is home to 36 museums, like the Kansas Underground Salt Museum with its subterranean cavern or the Museum of World Treasures with one of only three T. Rex dinosaurs in the world. Wichita also offers the springtime Wichita River Festival – nine days of food and outdoor fun – and the Wichita Flight Festival, featuring top air show performers. Whether your entertainment tastes range from the symphony to Cirque de Soleil, we’ve got the big-name events for you. …to Major Events The Wichita Art Museum showcases a nationally renowned collection of American Art while the Art District on Commerce Street showcases many of our 35 art galleries. For family time, there’s nothing better than the interactive entertainment of Exploration Place or historical places like The Keeper of the Plains, a 44-foot sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. For the best outdoor family attraction in Kansas, visit the Sedgwick County Zoo to take in more than 2,500 different animals from around the globe. A world-class Asian tiger exhibit opens in 2009. From Art Galleries… …to Attractions Galore From Tours… Schedule tight? See as much as you can on our Western Heritage Drive Tour and step back in time. Tour stops include the Old Cowtown Museum and Chisholm Trail Exhibit at the Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Or learn about some of the city’s treasures in airconditioned comfort on a Historic Trolley Tour, which begins in Old Town Square. Then break for afternoon refreshment in Riverside Cup of Tea in our historic River District. Or peruse the literary and culinary nourishment of Watermark Books & Café in the heart of College Hill. …to Tea Rooms
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