Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas

Located inside what was once the Wichita Municipal Airport, the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas is a really fascinating museum to explore. In addition to the various aircraft and artifacts on display, the building itself is a beautiful example of art deco architecture.

The Administration Building / Wichita Municipal Airport which now houses the Kansas Aviation Museum, was built during the 1930s when Wichita was both a strategic stopping point for flights crossing the United States and a significant hub for aircraft manufacturing. All of this activity earned Wichita, Kansas the nickname 'Air Capital of the World' in 1928 when 1 out of every 4 aircraft being built in the United States was coming out of Wichita.  

 

Aircraft at the Kansas Aviation Museum

A few visuals from the tarmac at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita, Kansas.

 

Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas

Completed in 1974, the Keeper of the Plains is a steel sculpture at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers in Wichita, Kansas. Linked by pedestrian footbridges on either side, the sculpture was made by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin for the U.S. Bicentennial. The Keeper of the Plains has since become one of Wichita's most recognized symbols.