User:Uly1226/Downtown Wichita, Kansas

Downtown Wichita, Kansas                                                                                                       Downtown  Wichita, Kansas is the cultural and finacial center of the city of  Wichita, Kansas. The Downtown area of the city has many landmarks such as Epic Center,  Intrust Bank Arena,  Old Cowtown, and  Century II The Epic center is the tallest building in the U.S. state of Kansas. Built in the 1980s up to today still it looks brand new, but at night green lights are found shining on the top triangle tip of the building. The Intrust Bank Arena is a 50,000 multi-purpose room wieth a capacity of over 15,000 people. It also features 2 party suites and is used mainly for Ice Hocky, and Wrestling. Old Cowtown is not officialy part of Downtown, but is right next to it, some of things that it feature are: nightclubs, bars, an Aquarium, and museums. One of the Museums there is the Sedgwich County Historical Courthouse, which inside has a complete history of Wichita along with antiques, and paintings. Century II, like the Intrust Bank Arena is a multi-purpose room in which the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, and the Wichita Grand Opera perform at in the concert hall. It is also used for meetings, Children concerts, and once a year the Choices Fair in which children entering Elementary, Middle, or High school go to see which one they like. Outside Downtown Just outside of Downtown on the opposite side of the Arkansas River is Exploration Place, a science museum for kids that includes a planetarium, live animal exibits, a Golf Course, and a Boeing movie theater. Inside the movie theater children can watch educational Movies while eating snacks. Outside there are many trials for pedestrians, and bikers to walk or ride alongside the Arkansas River. Just a short walk away from Exploration Place is the  Keeper of the Plains Statue, built in the 1970s. To get across is a bridge for pedestrians and bikers only which connects the Little Arkansas River from the  Arkansas River. At night around the Statue Fire Laterns light up the area around it in an amazing light display. Across the bridges is the Native American Restoration Canter in which parties, funerals, and wedings take place. There is also an area where children can play and adults can have picnics and talk. Across a road is the Botanica Gardens, where the famous Butterfly Garden is located at. At Botanica there is also a learning center and many walking trials. Inside there are also flower exibits, and the learning center along with some butterfly specimens. Night Life At night all of the buildings are lit up but Century II,  Epic Center, and the so called Control tower are lit up. Century II is lit up around its perimeter, Epic Center, like said before is also lit up around its triangle tip, and the Control Tower is lit up blue on its five faces. In Old Cowtown all of the nightclubs and bars are open, usually drinking occurs and there is a lot of dancing and  Music. At the Keeper of the Plains the Fire Lantern  displays occur, and even under the bridges are lit up in a blue eerry light. Tourism and Hotels                                                                                             To get to Downtown take Kellog dr, then staying on what seems the same road its will change to hw 50, then get of the highway when you see a large concentration of buildings or when you see any of these roads : broadway, Waco, or Arkansas. The most recongnizible Hotel in Wichita is the 5 star Hyat Hotel, With Amazing meals, Amazing prices, amazing rooms, and beautiful views of the city and the Arkansas River. To plan your vacation go to www.gowichita.org to get more exact instructions go to  www.google.com.