Wednesday 7 December 2011

Top Tourist destinations in Wichita

If you are visiting Wichita, Kansas without a personal car it would make good sense to rent a car. This is an old city which came up around 1870 on the famous Chisholm Trail. Cattle were driven north from here to be shipped to the east via train.  That is how it got its name Cowtown. Car rental Wichita will allow you to explore the Cowtown as well as the Air Capital of the World.

Wichita has been hom e to famous aircraft pioneers like Bill Lear, Clyde Cessna and Walter Beech. World renowned aircraft corporations like Mooney, Beechcraft, Cessna and Stearman were founded here in the early twentieth century. Both Learjet and Airbus have their working units here. Wichita has been ranked 9th on the list of top cities to live in the United States of America.
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The city has come up near the Arkansas River. In the summers it can be hot and humid and in the winters it can be freezing here, so make sure both the air conditioning and the heater is working in your vehicle hired from Car Rental Company in Wichita.

Once you rent a car, head downtown as all the exciting restaurants and nightclubs are located there. It is also the home of the Wichita River Festival which is a smorgasbord of plays, musical shows, block parties, fireworks, food courts mixed with an array of historical and cultural events. Wichita is also the home to the Tallgrass Film Festival.

You can also visit the various museums including the Wichita Art Museum. The Wichita Symphony Orchestra is a great attraction for lovers of classical music. Wichita is also home to the Sedgwick County Zoo which is home to more than 2500 animals. If you want to explore the history of Wichita then Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is the place to be. It tells the story of the development of the city and county with the help of several artifacts.

Wichita also has the second largest IMAX Theater in the world. The Orpheum Theater is a historical building that was built in 1922. Several small shows are still held here. There is a wonderful flea market to be explored when you drive downtown. There are many art galleries in Wichita and if you are lucky to be there on the last Friday of the month then you can participate free in the Final Friday Gallery crawl event.

Wichita is a great riverside city with a mixture of old world charm and modern designing and architecture. It is definitely worth a visit.