
From Sterling, 18 mi to Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Some 150K visitors a year come to Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. Nothing on our list is inside Sterling; the 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 zoos & aquariums and a museum. Set 54 mi out, Fort Larned National Historic Site makes a day trip.

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Space museum in Hutchinson, KS USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
The 3 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Sterling. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 60 miles: 12 places.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
Botanical gardens in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
Wichita Scottish Rite Center
Masonic building, theater and events venue in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Larned National Historic Site: Nathan King / National Park Service, Public domain · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanica, The Wichita Gardens: touterse, CC BY 2.0 · Great Plains Transportation Museum: Atsf3768 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wichita Scottish Rite Center: Judy Handley, CC BY-SA 3.0
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