MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway, Wichita

Name: MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway
Address: Wichita, United States

#78 among attractions in Wichita

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The MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway, formerly the Wichita-Valley Center Floodway and known locally as “The Big Ditch”, is a canal in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Built in the 1950s after a series of floods in the preceding decades, the Floodway diverts water from Chisholm Creek, the Little Arkansas River, and the Arkansas River to the west, around central Wichita, before emptying back into the Arkansas downstream of the city. ()

Coordinates: 37°44'57"N, 97°21'40"W

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Pleasant ValleyWichita United States

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MS Mitch Mitchell Floodway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sedgwick County Zoo, Botanica, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita Art Museum.

3.5 miSW
Animal park with a focus on education
Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
90 min walk • The Sedgwick County Zoo is an AZA-accredited wildlife park and major attraction in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
3.7 miS
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Botanica, Wichita
95 min walk • Botanica, The Wichita Gardens was opened in 1987 as a collaboration between the Wichita Area Garden Council and the City of Wichita.
3.8 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita
98 min walk • Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita.
3.8 miS
Museum, Art museum
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita
96 min walk • The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The museum was established in 1915, when Louise Caldwell Murdock’s Will which created a trust to start the Roland P. Murdock Collection of art in memory of her husband.
4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Mid-America All-Indian Center, Wichita
102 min walk • The Mid-America All-Indian Center is an American museum dedicated to the history and culture of Native Americans. The museum, which is located along the Arkansas River in the Riverside neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas, is considered the only facility solely dedicated to American Indian culture in the U.S. state of Kansas.
3.8 miSW
Botanical garden
Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum, Wichita
97 min walk • The Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States at 7001 W. 21st North Wichita, Kansas. It was established in 1994 and formally dedicated on Thursday, October 23, 2003.
3.3 miSE
Park
McAdams Park, Wichita
85 min walk • McAdams Park is located in Wichita, Kansas, United States at 1329 E. 13th Street. The park was originally 12 acres and named McKinley park when it opened in 1901. Later parcels were added in 1941, 1946, and 1980.
1.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Benjamin Hills, Wichita
37 min walk • Benjamin Hills is a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. A mixed commercial and residential area, it lies on the north bank of the Arkansas River in the northwestern part of the city.
4 miSE
Sport venue, Basketball, Sport
Charles Koch Arena, Wichita
102 min walk • Charles Koch Arena is a 10,506-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the southeast corner of 21st and Hillside on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita.
3.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
McAdams, Wichita
95 min walk • McAdams is a neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, United States. A mixed industrial and residential area northeast of Downtown Wichita, it is a historical center of the city’s African American community.
4.1 miSE
Sport venue, Football, Sport
Cessna Stadium, Wichita
104 min walk • Cessna Stadium is a 24,000-seat stadium on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It opened in 1946 and served as the home of the Wichita State Shockers track and field team until 2020 and the football team until the program was discontinued in 1986.