Great Plains Transportation Museum
The Great Plains Transportation Museum ("GPTM") is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Add Exploration Place, 1.1 mi away, to a visit. Expect 68–83°F afternoons in the mildest months, April, May, September and October.
A museum inside Wichita
Summers are hot
July and August highs run 91–93°, and about 65 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Wichita
Great Plains Transportation Museum is inside Wichita, which has 158 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 68–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 6 miles away
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT) has airline service, about 6 miles from Great Plains Transportation Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Warm months and cold ones
A visit to Great Plains Transportation Museum can follow the seasons below.
Great Plains Transportation Museum
The Great Plains Transportation Museum ("GPTM") is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is also bome to the Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame.
The museum -- adjacent to an active railroad, and across a street from the city's former train station, downtown -- has several locomotives and other railroad cars, vintage and modern, and indoor exhibits and a gift shop. Visitors are allowed to board some of the cars, including locomotives, and manipulate controls.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Where to sleep near Great Plains Transportation Museum
Places to stay start in Wichita (158) and Kechi Township (10).
- 1Exploration Place
- 2Sedgwick County Zoo
- 3Tanganyika Wildlife Park
- 4Kansas Aviation Museum
- 5Wichita Art Museum
- 6Wichita Scottish Rite Center
- 7Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Great Plains Transportation Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | in town | — | 158 113 hotels · 28 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 6 RV parks | 400,987 | $191K | D− |
| Kechi Township | 8 mi north | 10 min | 10 10 hotels | 10,931 | $201K | — |
| Park City | 8 mi north | 15 min | 9 9 hotels | 9,458 | $177K | C− |
| Andover | 11 mi east | 15 min | 3 3 hotels | 17,370 | $291K | — |
| Haysville | 8 mi south | 15 min | 2 1 hotel · 1 motel | 11,353 | $162K | — |
| Salem Township | 12 mi south | 20 min | 3 1 hotel · 1 motel · 1 campground | 9,673 | $166K | — |
| Bruno Township | 12 mi east | 20 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 RV park | 19,221 | $289K | — |
| Gypsum Township | 9 mi southeast | 15 min | 2 2 hotels | 10,370 | $328K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Great Plains Transportation Museum
All of these are within 42 miles.
1in town MuseumExploration Place
25 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
42 mi MuseumKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center150K visitors a year313 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
45 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
52 mi MuseumWichita Art Museum
6in town TheatreWichita Scottish Rite Center
72 mi GardenBotanica, The Wichita GardensPhoto credits
Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Scottish Rite Center: Judy Handley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanica, The Wichita Gardens: touterse, CC BY 2.0
Great Plains Transportation Museum, answered
Is Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita?
Yes. It’s inside Wichita, KS.
When is the best time to visit Great Plains Transportation Museum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 68–83°.
What is the closest airport to Great Plains Transportation Museum?
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT), about 6 miles away. The nearest big hub is Tulsa (TUL), about 130 miles.
Where should I stay near Great Plains Transportation Museum?
Wichita (in town, 158 places to stay), Kechi Township (8 mi, 10 places to stay) and Park City (8 mi, 9 places to stay).
Questions for Wichita
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