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Wichita is located on the Arkansas River in south-central Kansas and is the largest city in Kansas. The city started its life as a trading post in the 1860s on the Chisholm Trail. Later, it became known as “Cowtown” as it was a destination for large cattle drives north, between Texas and the railroads. Modern Wichita is known as a major American center of the aircraft industry and the cultural heart of Kansas. Learn more about Wichita’s past by visiting the Old Cowtown Museum, where you can see a realistic recreated 19th-century village, where costumed guides tell the stories about the way of life in Old Wichita . Botanica Gardens is a serene place with a Chinese garden and a meadow full of wildflowers. The kids will love the Museum of World Treasures, with its T. rex skeleton and real Egyptian mummies.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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