Living in Wichita
Nicknamed "The Air Capital of the World," Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of about 640,000 in the Wichita metropolitan area. Wichita offers all of the amenities of a big city with a small-town feel, boasting an average commute time of 18 minutes. Among Money Magazine's Top 10 Best Big Cities, Wichita was also rated the No. 1 city to live the good life economically by Forbes.
There is plenty to do in Wichita, with a wide variety of attractions, activities, restaurants and nightlife to choose from:
Attractions
Intrust Bank Arena
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
Roxy's Downtown
Orpheum Theatre
Wichita Art Museum
Museum of World Treasures
Keeper of the Plains
Old Cowtown Museum
Kansas Star Casino
Grace Hill Winery
Family activities
Botanica, the Wichita Gardens
Sedgwick County Zoo
Exploration Place
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Wichita Ice Center
Great Plains Nature Center
The Art Park
Wichita Sports Forum
Greater Wichita YMCA
Mark Arts
Wichita Public Library
Sedgwick County Park
Cheney State Park
Lake Afton
Bike Share ICT
The Q (free trolley)
Shopping
Bradley Fair
Towne East Square
Towne West Square
New Market Square
The Waterfront
Revolutsia
Local government
Restaurants
Chester's Chophouse & Wine Bar
Bella Luna Café
Newport Grill
Public at the Brickyard
Knolla's Pizza
College Hill Deli
The Monarch
Georges French Bistro
Chicken N Pickle
Dempsey's Burger Pub
AVI Seabar & Chophouse
Prost
Nightlife
Downtown Wichita
Mort's Martini & Cigar Bar
Hopping Gnome Brewing
Sports
Wichita Thunder
WSU Shockers
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Wichita Force
Wichita Wings
Cultural activities
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Wichita Grand Opera
Music Theatre Wichita
Tallgrass Film Festival
The Mid-America All-Indian Museum
The Kansas African American Museum
Ballet Wichita