Thank you to Visit Wichita for partnering with us on this resource.
Summer 2023 – The Sunflower Summer Program is returning to provide more robust offerings where families can visit Kansas attractions for free from May 26 – August 13, 2023. Developed by the Kansas Department of Education, this program provides a wide variety of ways for families to get out, explore something new, and enjoy time together. Kansas families can visit museums, zoos, historic landmarks, and more!
Visit Over 100 Kansas Attractions, Museums, & Zoos with Kids for Free This Summer
Kansas residents with students enrolled in Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, are eligible to access 1 free ticket per child to over 100 Kansas attractions, museums, zoos, and more.
At the end of May, parents and guardians can download the Sunflower Summer app free from either Google Play (Android) or Apple (IOS) app stores. And each Kansas student and their parents are provided one free visit to each of the participating attractions per year. Your Sunflower Summer “Passport” (in the app) will be stamped and the ticket will no longer be accessible.
Wichita Area Sunflower Summer Participating Attractions:
- Botanica Wichita
- Exploration Place
- Field Station: Dinosaurs
- Great Plains Nature Center
- The Kansas African American Museum
- Kansas Aviation Museum
- Kansas Wildlife Exhibit at Riverside Park
- Mid-America All-Indian Museum
- Museum of World Treasures
- Old Cowtown Museum
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park
- Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
- Wichita Art Museum
- Wichita Wind Surge
Kansas Summer Sunflower Participating Attractions:
Art & Theater
- Prairie Museum of Art & History
- Red Barn Studio Museum
- Theatre In The Park
- Wichita Art Museum
- Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Attractions & Landmarks
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
- Boot Hill Museum, Inc.
- Cosmosphere
- Curious Minds Discovery Zone
- Evel Knievel Museum
- Exploration Place
- Field Station: Dinosaurs
- Flint Hills Discovery Center
- Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Farm
- Kansas Aviation Museum
- Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
- Kansas Learning Center for Health
- Lee Richardson Zoo
- Mid-America Air Museum
- Midwest Dream Car Collection
- Oz Museum
- Rolling Hills Zoo
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Sunset Zoo
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park
- The Big Well Museum
- The Garage
- The Topeka Zoo
Libraries
- Great Bend Public Library
- Lawrence Public Library
- Marysville Public Library
- Mulvane Public Library
- Russell Public Library
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
- Wellington Public Library
History
- Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
- Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
- Big Brutus
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site
- Eisenhower Presidential Library
- El Quartelejo Museum & Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection
- Fick Fossil & History Museum
- Fort Harker Guardhouse Museum
- Fort Hays State Historic Site
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Garden of Eden
- Grinter Place State Historic Site
- Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site
- Johnson County Museum
- Kansas African American Museum
- Kansas Oil Museum
- Kansas State Capitol
- Kauffman Museum
- Kiowa County Historical Museum & Soda Fountain
- Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
- Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
- Mid-America All-Indian Museum
- Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site
- Miners Hall Museum
- National Orphan Train Complex
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Old Cowtown Museum
- Osage County Historical Society
- Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
- Pony Express Barn & Museum
- Red Rocks State Historic Site
- Ritchie House
- Shawnee Town 1929 Museum
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History
- Tri-State Antique Engines & Thresher Association
- University of Kansas Natural History Museum
- Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum
- Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
- Yesterday House Museum & Depot
Nature Areas
- Cedar Bluff State Park
- Cheney State Park
- Clinton State Park – OK Kids
- Cowley Lake Waterfall
- Crawford State Park
- Cross Timbers State Park
- El Dorado State Park
- Elk City State Park
- Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center
- Fall River State Park
- Flint Hill Trails State Park
- Glen Elder State Park
- Great Plains Nature Center
- Hillsdale State Park
- Kansas Wetlands Education Center
- Kanopolis State Park
- Kansas Wildlife Exhibit
- Lake Scott State Park
- Lehigh Portland Trails
- Little Jerusalem State Park
- Lovewell State Park
- Meade State Park
- Milford State Park
- Monument Rocks Natural Area
- Perry State Park
- Pomona State Park
- Prairie Dog State Park
- Prairie Spirit Trail
- Sand Hills State Park
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
- Tuttle Creek State Park
- Webster State Park
- Wyandotte County Lake Park
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