Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Largest tract of remaining tallgrass prairie in the world.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Valverde Township and its surroundings hold 5 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. The town has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 40 miles. Make a day of it at Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, 49 mi away.

Non-profit organization in the USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map puts most of the 10 to the north.
Orange: Valverde Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything here is within 60 miles, 11 places in all.
Largest tract of remaining tallgrass prairie in the world.
Botanical gardens in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
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.
Parks and trails in Valverde Township →
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: DBinfo at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, 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 · 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 · Bartlett Arboretum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0