Overview
Central Kansas is a region of Kansas.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–May, Sep–Oct. Summer highs reach about 93°F; winter lows dip to about 22°F. Very hot (Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: May and Jun. (climate data from nearby Wichita)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SLN Salina Municipal Airport, Salina — 27 mi away. Directions
- ICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita — 66 mi away. Directions
- MCI Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City — 185 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Wichita — Museum of World Treasures, The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Great Plains Transportation Museum.
- Day 2: Hutchinson — Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Reno County Museum.
- Day 3: Salina — Rolling Hills Zoo, Yesteryear Museum, Blue Heaven Studios.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Places in Central Kansas
Wichita
City / town · 51 listings
Hutchinson
City / town · 16 listings
Salina
City / town · 10 listings
Peabody
City / town · 10 listings
Newton
City / town · 5 listings
Winfield
City / town · 5 listings
Lindsborg
City / town · 4 listings
Minneapolis
City / town · 4 listings
Lyons
City / town · 3 listings
McPherson
City / town · 1 listings
Cities
- Caldwell
- Cawker City - home of the World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine
- Derby - small city in the southeast Wichita area known for its lush, green landscape and 25 mi of inviting bike and walking paths
- Ellinwood
- Ellsworth
- Great Bend
- Hutchinson - home of the Kansas State Fair, held every September, and of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, the world's second largest space museum
- Lindsborg - known as Little Sweden, USA
- Lucas - Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas
- Lyons
- Medicine Lodge
- Minneapolis – location of Rock City
- Newton
- Peabody
- Russell
- Salina
- Winfield
- Wichita - the largest city in Kansas; home of the Sedgwick County Zoo, one of the largest zoos in the United States. Also home to numerous shopping, dining, and other entertainment opportunities.
Other destinations
- Yoder — small, authentic Amish community a few miles south of Hutchinson
Nearby
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