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Wichita, Kansas
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| Located in south-central Kansas, Wichita (pop. | Can I make the Wichita reservation by phone? We |
| 327,000) has grown to become the state's largest city | would be happy to help you make any Wichita hotel |
| on the merits of the many aviation plants located | reservation by phone. You can call our toll free |
| there, including those of Beech, Boeing, Cessna and | number between the hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Learjet. Before it became an aeronautical center, | Monday through Friday (CST). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Wichita was a cow town, and nothing shows off its | Saturday and Sunday. |
| origins better than the Old Cowtown Museum. Stroll | |
| around restored buildings from the days of cattle | How can I be sure information about my credit card is |
| drives and westward expansion to learn what life was | secure? We use secure-socket-layer (SSL) |
| like on the prairie. During summer, the museum offers | encryption, the standard encryption on the Internet. |
| living-history presentations. | This type of encryption allows you to feel confident |
| | and secure about supplying personal and credit |
| Before the cows and cowboys came to Kansas, | card information. |
| there were Native Americans. The Mid-America | |
| All-Indian Center and Museum documents not only | How will I know when my reservation is confirmed? |
| the tribes of the Great Plains but also those of the | Our confirmation number displayed immediately |
| Southwest and the Northwest Pacific regions as well | upon successfully making your reservation. Our |
| as the Eskimo peoples. You'll find a series of | systems work behind the scenes to email you the |
| gardens dedicated to Native American artists and a | final confirmation number. |
| gift shop stocked with a variety of crafts. | |
| | Is there a minimum age requirements to reserve a |
| Some of Wichita's other attractions are Joyland | room? A minimum age of 18 is required by most |
| Amusement Park, the Wichita Omnisphere and | hotels to book a room. Some require the guest(s) be |
| Science Center and the Wichita Sedgwick County | 21. These requirements and other amenities |
| Historical Museum. The Lake Afton Public | information on the property "Detail" pages. |
| Observatory has a 16-in/41-cm telescope that is | |
| available to any stargazer. Botanica, a botanical | Are free shuttles supplied from the airport to the |
| garden with beautiful fountains, is a lovely spot to | hotel? Some hotels do offer free shuttle services |
| relax. For those with children, we recommend the | from the airport but not all. Please verify this |
| Segwick County Zoo (with a Pride of the Plains | information on the property information page, if this is |
| exhibit featuring lions, meerkats and warthogs) and | import to you. |
| Exploration Place (with high-tech exhibits on flight, | |
| anatomy and the environment). And fans of | Can I book the reservation to stay tonight? Some |
| architecture and design won't want to miss Frank | hotels accept reservations until 3:00pm on the arrival |
| Lloyd Wright's Allen Lambe House. It's one of the | day. Only hotels that follow this policy will show when |
| architect's prairie houses, and many of the original | the today's arrival date is typed into the search form. |
| furnishings are still in place. | |
| | Is free breakfast available? Some hotels offer free |
| If you're in the area in April, consider making the | breakfast with each room night booked. This |
| 20-mi/32-km trip south to Belle Plaine, where 30,000 | information can be found on the property information |
| blooming tulips mark the town's Tulip Time | "detail" page for your specific property. |
| celebration. Farther south, on the Oklahoma border, | |
| is Arkansas City, where thousands of homesteaders | What are additional fees and taxes? Each city/state |
| lined up in September 1893 waiting for the gunshot | has different rates for taxes. Taxes are calculated |
| that would signal the start of the Cherokee Strip Land | and displayed on the hotel reservation amount. For |
| Rush. Today, there's a museum in town depicting the | some hotels there are additional fees charged to |
| turf race and a marker just south of town on Highway | your room reservation. These additional charges |
| 77. Wichita is 140 mi/225 km southwest of Topeka. | help us have the lowest rates on the Internet. |
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