Wichita Facts

How much do you know about Wichita, KS? Test your knowledge with these fun facts about Wichita:

Wichita is known as the "Air Capital of the World."
Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle fast-food chains.
A.A. Hyde discovered Mentholatum in 1894 in the current The Spice Merchant & Company building.
In 2008, the NAACP recognized Wichita as the site of the first sit-in by African Americans at an all-white lunch counter in August 1958 (Dockum Drug Store Sit-In)
Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for her role as Rebecca Howe in "Cheers," was born in Wichita on Jan. 12, 1951.
First electric guitar was played at the Shadowland Ballroom in Wichita by Wichitan Gage Brewer in 1932.

5-million Longhorns driven up the Chisholm Trail to the Wichita railhead
Population of Wichita - 389,255 (as of 2018); 644,510 (MSA as of 2017)
8,100+ Hotel Rooms
1,200+ Restaurants
225 days of sunshine
162 performances during Riverfest
43 percent of U.S. manufactured general aviation shipped out of Kansas
67 percent of general aviation aircraft produced worldwide is manufactured in Kansas
19 Museums
39 Art Galleries
13 Golf Courses
28 Great Attractions
21 Live Theaters
3 Universities
More than 100 miles of bicycle and walking paths
More than 23 food trucks in the Wichita Food Truck Coalition
32 annual festivals
11 Shopping Districts
10 local breweries; 1 taproom
7^th largest zoo in the United States with third-largest elephant exhibit
One of 7 wildlife parks with Humane Certified Award
Largest dinosaur theme park in the country

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