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re: I'll be staying in Wichita, KS for 6 months-what to do?

Posted on 2/18/22 at 8:36 pm to
Posted by Billieboy
Member since Nov 2017
362 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 8:36 pm to
You working for Koch?
Posted by dsides
Member since Jan 2013
6153 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 8:43 pm to
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I guess Wichita is like an average small city.. Nothing that stands out and nothing that makes it incredibly bad either.


You haven’t even been yet, what a sh*t attitude. Good midwestern cities don’t need jaded tards like you. Gfy
Posted by mingoswamp
St. Louis
Member since Aug 2017
975 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 8:56 pm to
A little east of there is Council Grove, where the Santa Fe Trail started. Some really beautiful vistas looking over the Flint Hills.

I think it's the most scenic area of KS in my opinion from having to travel there for work for 20 years.

Wichita isn't the worst place in the US to have to live by a long shot.
Posted by WuShock
Metairie
Member since Aug 2018
1387 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 9:01 pm to
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Old town is a great place for food/bars. Some great museums on the river. Usually a lot of music/comedy acts if you look depending on what you like.


Agree with everything Pedro has said. It sounds like you might be there for football season so you can go up and check out a K-State game. Won’t be like an SEC environment, but could still kill a Saturday. Royals will be awful, but they’ll have cheap tickets in KC. Cosmosphere and Yoder (Amish Town) are both good visits. Zoo is probably top 10ish in the country, craft breweries downtown, sister (no pics and married) works at the botanical garden so I recommend that for an hour or two. Usually festivals/events of some sort going on in the area. Chili cook-off in the fall.

I agree that it’s not going to meet the needs of someone who wants to go party every night, but there’s plenty to do and see I’m Wichita and within a drivable range that it’s probably not as awful as you might be expecting. There’s been quite a bit of development lately in the northeast part of the city, but not sure exactly what is up there now.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38222 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 9:10 pm to
Carriage crossing (Yoder) might be the best restaurant in America.

Can’t believe I forgot the salt mine too. Took my parents to that a few months ago and it was dope.

Wife and I did engagement pictures at botanica. Probably saw your sis

ETA: was pleasantly surprised with k states atmosphere. Went for Nicholls game a couple years ago and they were into it the whole time, even while winning big
This post was edited on 2/18/22 at 9:12 pm
Posted by 10MTNTiger
Banks of the Guadalupe
Member since Sep 2012
4139 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 9:33 pm to
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What part of this place looks "nice"?


It’s nicer than ever single comparable town in Louisiana
Posted by tigarida
West Palm Beach
Member since Oct 2009
148 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 9:58 pm to
Old Town has some good bars. Coleman has an Outlet store in Old Town and it's also a museum on the history of the company.(Coleman is a Wichita company.)
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120072 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 10:05 pm to
You can go visit this ole boy in jail. He is a 20 year old who killed two women in their 30s on Superbowl Sunday.

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Posted by BoogalooCopperpot
In my own head
Member since Jan 2021
458 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 10:30 pm to
Chase tornadoes
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38222 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 10:57 pm to
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OweO
go be cripple somewhere else
Posted by Eternally Undefeated
Member since Aug 2008
934 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 10:58 pm to
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Get ready for some overweight middle aged guys in Denham and Metairie to tell you there’s nothing to do in a city they haven’t been to




Amen.
Posted by KennabraTiger
Kenner, LA
Member since Sep 2013
7669 posts
Posted on 2/18/22 at 11:07 pm to
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Buy a Fleshlight


Can save money buying used or refurbished fyi. Hope this helps.
Posted by goodgrin
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2003
6798 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 4:32 am to
Take the B.T.K. tour.
Posted by KCMIZSEC
Member since Sep 2013
2199 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 8:43 am to
If you're interested in wild West type stuff Dodge City has some interesting history and is like 2 hours or so away.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38222 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 9:30 am to
It’s a drive that feels like an eternity though.
Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
7653 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 9:32 am to
Spent a summer in Wichita there wasn't a whole lot to do there. If you like bad storms it is an awesome place to be. The walls of dust are pretty cool. I remember bars closing at midnight
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38222 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 10:07 am to
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The walls of dust are pretty cool.
I’ve seen something like this once in 5 years
Posted by Tiger in the Sticks
Back in the Boot
Member since Jan 2007
1741 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 10:18 am to
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It’s a drive that feels like an eternity though


We drove up from Louisiana many times. I always enjoyed it; rolling hills, etc. We always went through Paris TX to avoid Dallas, and there were a lot of little towns with gazebos, etc. Definitely better than the 12 hour drives from Louisiana to Columbia MO that we’ve made in the last 7 years.
Posted by MrFahrenheitDontLie
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2015
272 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 10:23 am to
Ive been 45 minutes away from Witchita. Witchita is just like any city. It has a Twin Peaks. Im pretty sure there is an Indian Casino not too far from witchita & there is a bunch of chain resturants & stores.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38222 posts
Posted on 2/19/22 at 12:10 pm to
I’m not talking Louisiana to Wichita. I don’t mind that one. Wichita to dodge is brutal.
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