In my last post I told you a bit about the little town I spent a good part of my yourth in. It is located about 50 miles South of Wichita, a major metropolitan area providing all of the cultural and entertainment advantages a bigger city has while retaining the strong Midwest flavor and values that Kansas offers.
There are a lot of travel nursing opportunities in Wichita so I thought I’d give you a little information on the city itself.
Wichita , also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. In July of 2006, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Wichita ninth on its list of the 10 best big cities to live in the United States. The city is home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County. It is also the home of a National Weather Service Forecast Office which serves portions of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas.
The city’s population was 344,284 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 357,698 in the year 2006,[3] making it the 50th largest city in the United States.
Wichita has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and cool to cold, dry winters. Over the course of a year, temperatures range from an average low of about 20°F (-8°C) in January to an average high of nearly 93°F (34°C) in July. The maximum temperature reaches 90°F (32°C) an average of 64 days per year and reaches 100°F (38°C) an average of 14 days per year. The minimum temperature falls below 32°F (0°C) an average of 108 days per year. Typically the first fall freeze occurs between the second week of October and mid-November, and the last spring freeze occurs between the end of March and the final week of April.
The City of Wichita is home to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, which boasts 24 themed gardens including the popular Butterfly Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden. Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is also located in the city.
The first complete recording made by jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker occurred in 1940 at the Trocadero Ballroom in Wichita. During the 1950s and early 1960s, Wichita had a significant Beat movement.[9] The Wichita Jazz Festival remains a significant annual event on the national jazz calendar.
Wichita is also home to the Wichita River Festival, held each May in the Downtown and Old Town areas of the city. It is one of the longest continuous running festivals in the state of Kansas and features over 70 events, including musical entertainment, sporting events, traveling exhibits, cultural and historical activities, plays, interactive children’s events, a flea market, river events, a parade, block party, food court, fireworks and souvenirs for the roughly 370,000+ patrons who attend each year.
Blackbear Bosin’s The Keeper of the Plains at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers by the Wichita Mid-America All Indian Center
Blackbear Bosin’s The Keeper of the Plains at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers by the Wichita Mid-America All Indian Center
Other major attractions of the city include the Sedgwick County Zoo, home to more than 2,500 animals of nearly 500 different species; the Old Cowtown Museum; McConnell Air Force Base; Exploration Place, a science and discovery center for all ages; the Old Town historical and entertainment district; the Mid-America All-Indian Center and Museum; and the Wichita Art Museum.
Other museums and attractions in the metro area:
* Music Theatre of Wichita
* City Repertory Theatre of Wichita, Wichita
* Wichita Symphony Orchestra
* Great Plains Transportation Museum
* Kauffman Museum, Bethel College, North Newton
* Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, Wichita
* Mid-America All-Indian Center and The Keeper of the Plains statue, Wichita
* Museum of World Treasures
* Sedgwick County Fair, Cheney
* Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita
* Warren Theaters
* Wichita Art Museum
* Wichita Public Library
* Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
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