Written by Casual Tourist on October 22, 2000
- Thousands of shiny disks moving in the wind cover an entire wall of this area. It's a demonstration of how wind works and is absolutely fascinating. A propeller sits high on a scaffold...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 22, 2000
- Ever see a cyclone inside a building, or dig for fossils in a museum? These are two of the activities available in this area. You can see grasslands, giant cockroaches, snakes, how streams...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 22, 2000
- When we stepped into this 1/2 circle shaped room it was night time. The stars were out and a miniature world of Kansas was displayed before our eyes as it would appear at night....
Written by Casual Tourist on October 22, 2000
- Here one can test out all kinds of things, from discovering bacteria to checking your blood pressure. There were machines and gadgets, test tubes and microscopes all around -- and people, lots of people....
Written by Casual Tourist on October 22, 2000
- This place is a parent's and a kid's dream. My kids are grown now, but it sure would have been great to have encountered a museum of this sort when my kids were small....
Written by Casual Tourist on October 15, 2000
- For a quarter each we took a wonderful 20 minute tour of the Old River District and downtown Wichita. The tram leaves the Old Cowtown parking lot about every 20 minutes, so it's really...
Written by Casual Tourist on February 5, 2001
- We wanted to explore Eldorado Lake while we were in the vicinity of Wichita. Quick access to the lake can be found directly off the Kansas Turnpike. We arrived in the area via...
Written by Casual Tourist on February 6, 2001
- On my few visits to Wichita I've noticed that somewhere along the line the city planners must have decided to give Wichita a unique cultural appearance. Along downtown city streets are what appear to...
Written by Casual Tourist on February 6, 2001
- Generally when we encounter hawks they are very wary of human beings and keep their distance. For some reason, during out visit to Eldorado Lake the hawks flew low and didn't seem much bothered...
Written by Casual Tourist on October 15, 2000
- There were so many stores and business establishments that we didn't manage to get into all of them. What we did see was great.
The General Merchandise Store was stocked with period merchandise and the...
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