Century
II Convention Center
The
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center is a unique municipal
facility.
Over
30,000 sq. feet of meeting space and approximately 96,000 sq. feet of
exhibition space. Also, two theatres with maximum seating of 2,200. Connects to
the Hyatt Regency Wichita-- a 303 room hotel with conference center.
225 W.
Douglas
Visit Century II Convention Center web site
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McConnell
Air Force Base
Home
to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing flying the KC-135 Tanker and the National Guard
184th Bomb Group.
The primary mission of McConnell Air
Force Base is the delivery of global reach to this nations's defense through
airlift and air refueling wherever needed. The annual Open House in May or June
features tours of places normally off-limits and the precision flying teams of
the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds.
2801 S. Rock Rd.
Visit McConnell Air Force
Base web site
Regional
Attractions
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
1100 N.
Plum Hutchinson, Kansas
With more than 10,000 space artifacts, it is
one of the country's premier space museums outside of the Smithonian. It
features an Omnimax Theater with a 44-foot wrap-around dome screen.
 Lake Afton Public
Observatory.
20 miles southwest of downtown Wichita on
MacArthur Road at 247th. St. W in Lake Afton County Park.
The
observatory's 16-inch telescope offers views of Saturn's rings, the Moon's
craters, clouds of gas, and distant galaxies. Experiment with light, make your
own telescope, play astronomy computer games, and much more.
Eagle Valley
Raptor Center
Private Guided Tours of Kansas Birds of Prey, located
near Cheney.
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Special
Events
There
are many special events happening in the Wichita area throughout the
year.
Wichita
River Festival
May 9 - 17, 2008
 Wichita comes alive for 10 days each May with activities for
everyone in the family. You'll find music, food, dancing, sports, sights, more
food and more music.
MY
RIVER FESTIVAL PHOTO ALBUM
Kansas
State Fair
Sept. 5 - 14, 2008 - Hutchinson, KS
Darryl Starbird's
Exotic Car Show
January 18 - 20, 2008
Wichita
Home Show
January 31 - February 3, 2008
Midwest
Winefest
April 24 - 26, 2008
Walnut
Valley Festival
September 17 - 21, 2008, Winfield, KS
Celebrating the Christmas Season
Celebrate peace, love and pets and help the Kansas Humane
Society at Woofstock 2008 on Saturday, October 4 in Sedgwick
County Park. Theres tons of fun all day long like groovy pet contests, cool dog
demos, live bands, a hip silent auction and our Paws and Play area just for
pets and kids. With your help, the Kansas Humane Society will care for over
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Other
Points of Interest
Kansas
Coliseum
A 12,000 seat auditorium and home to Wichita Thunder
hockey.
1229 East 85th Street North
Wichita Public
Library
With almost a million items in its varied resource
catalogs, the Wichita Public Library is the largest library in the region.
223 S. Main, 262-0611
Orpheum
Theatre
The Orpheum Theatre in Wichita, Kansas, represents one of
the finest remaining examples of the movie palace school of architecture which
existed during the first part of the 1900's. A grand old building in the
tradition of vaudeville and early cinema. In 1982, the Orpheum was designated a
National Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is
now owned by the Orpheum Performing Arts Centre, Ltd. a non profit corporation,
which is in the process of restoring this important part of our cultural and
architectural heritage.
200 N. Broadway, 263-0884 |
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Opened in September 1997, is a state-of-the art 303
room Hyatt Regency connected to Century II Performing Arts and Convention
Center. Located downtown 
