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Charles Koch's House
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Koch is the billionaire co-owner and CEO of Koch Industries (oil, chemicals, energy, minerals, fertilizers, finance, ranching etc.), the second largest privately held company in the US.
As of April 2014, Forbes estimates his net worth at ~ $41 billion, making him the sixth-richest person in the world.

Barry Sanders' House
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The Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning professional football running back, who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the NFL, lives here. He is best known for being among the most prolific running backs in NFL history, and left the game just short of the all-time rushing record.

Kirstie Alley's house
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The American actress and comedian owns this house as well as the one next door.

Wichita horror murder scene
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At this house, four young professionals were accosted at gunpoint, robbed, raped in this house and subsequently murdered in a nearby soccer field by Jonathan and Reginald Carr on December 15, 2000. One woman who was also a victim, survived and lived to testify against the two suspects in court.

Gregg Marshall's House
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
The Wichita State basketball coach lives here.

Tyler Hoover's House
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By: hxs.
Tyler Hoover is a YouTuber known for his automotive channel Hoovie's Garage. As of March 2022, he currently has over 1.35 million subscribers and 495 videos uploaded. He is known for buying unreliable cars and taking the viewers through the journey of owning and repairing them at the Car Wizard's shop. He has purchased more than 100 cars since 2016 ranging from Buick, Chevy, and Pontiac to Lamborghini, Rolls Royce and Ferrari.
Tyler also owns and operates several Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steak Burgers in Kansas.

C. Robert Buford's House
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By: Champion3.
C. Robert Buford has been President and owner of Zenith Drilling Corporation. He has also been involved with real estate, having had ownership in the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and other buildings.

Larry Fleming's house
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By: Champion3.
Larry D. Fleming is the founder and CEO of LDF Food Group, a Wendy's franchisee. In 1975 he opened the company’s first Wendy’s restaurant in Wichita, the 200th Wendy’s to open in the nation. Today there are over 6000 Wendy’s worldwide and the LDF Food Group has grown to include 42 Wendy’s restaurants in the Kansas and Oklahoma areas

Robert Geist's house
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By: Champion3.
Robert A. Geist is the owner and Chairman of RAGE, a Pizza Hut franchisee.

BTK Killings The Murder of Vicki Wegerle
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Dennis Lynn Rader (aka) BTK killer or the BTK strangler was an American serial killer who viciously murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kansas from 1974-1991. He was finally arrested in 2005 and is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility, with an earliest possible release date of February 26, 2180.
His moniker of BTK was also his method of killing-- Bind, Torture, and Kill.
On September 16, 1986, Rader posing as a telephone repair man knocked on Vicki Wegerle's door and asked if he could check her telephone lines inside the home. Once inside the home Rader pretended to check the telephone lines and when Vicki wasn't looking, Rader drew a pistol and directed her to the bedroom. He then tied her up with material he found inside the home but the binds broke during the struggle and she began to fight for her life. Rader says she fought quite a bit. In court Rader says he was finally able to subdue her and got a nylon stocking and proceeded to strangle her. Wegerle, 28 had her son with her at the time of the murder, he was not harmed. At the time, police didn't know it she was killed by the BTK killer and began to investigate her husband for the murder. It wasn't until 16 years later police discovered she was the victim of BTK.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence, we ask that you not trespass on the property, knock on the door or disturb the residences.

Ronald Ryan's house
Ronald D. Ryan is a pilot and the founder of Ryan International Airlines. The airline was wholly owned by Ryan until 2005, when it was purchased by Rubloff Development Group. Ryan operated a number of AirTran Airways flights between Atlanta and the US west coast in 2003 and 2004.

BTK Killings The Murder of Nancy Fox Victim number Four
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By: qstone.
Dennis Lynn Rader (aka) BTK killer or the BTK strangler was an American serial killer who viciously murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kansas from 1974-1991. He was finally arrested in 2005 and is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility, with an earliest possible release date of February 26, 2180.
His moniker of BTK was also his method of killing-- Bind, Torture, and Kill.
On December 8, 1977 Dennis Rader broke into the home of Nancy Fox and hid in her closet until Fox returned home. After binding and killing her, Rader then called the police from a nearby payphone and reported the murder. At the time, police had only recently begun to record the calls and managed to capture Rader's voice on tape. The call was replayed on local television and radio stations in hopes someone in Wichita might recognize the killer's voice. However no one did and Rader remained on the loose and free to kill again.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence, we ask that you not trespass on the property, knock on the door or disturb the residences.

Bill Hanna's house
William W. Hanna is an executive with Koch Industries. In 2011, Forbes called the industrial conglomerate the second largest privately held company in the United States (after Cargill), with an annual revenue of about $98 billion. Its owners, Charles and David Koch, are among the top 7 wealthiest people in the world, each being worth $31 billion as of 2013. Hanna has been Vice-Chairman, president and EVP of the company.

Paul Jackson's house
Paul Jackson is the founder and president of Vantage Point Properties, a commercial real estate development company.

Joseph Galichia's house
Joseph P. Galichia is President and founder of Galichia Medical Group in Wichita, KS. He is a native Kansan who has studied medicine in the United States, Germany, England, Sweden, and Switzerland. He is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of interventional cardiology.

Campbell Castle
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By: scalpod.
(From the Info link)
"Built in 1888 by Burton Harvey Campbell, this architectural masterpiece was duplicated from architectural drawings of the "mother" castle which was originally constructed in the foothills of Scotland."

Boeing VC-25A in Air Force One Livery
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By: mlc1us.
At the Boeing Wichita Facility

Joyland Amusement Park
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By: Citrohan.
Joyland Amusement Park opened in 1949, and was in continuous operation until 2003. In 2005 the owners put the park up for sale on eBay with an opening bid of $1.6mil. No buyers were found and the park has since become a victim of the elements and vandals.
Link to story about Joyland eBay auction:

America's Cup yacht Jayhawk
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Bill Koch is a wealthy American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat America³ was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992.
Koch, a native of Wichita, Kansas, donated the ship he used in qualifying for the America's Cup races, The Jayhawk, to the Wichita Boathouse.

Spirit AeroSystems
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By: kjfitz.
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. ("Spirit" NYSE: SPR), based in Wichita, Kansas, is the world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer. The company builds several important pieces of Boeing aircraft, including the fuselage of the 737, portions of the 787 fuselage, and the cockpit (referred to as "Section 41" by Boeing) of nearly all of its airliners. Spirit's main competition comes from Vought Aircraft Industries, Goodrich, Alenia, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Spirit formed when Boeing Commercial Airplanes sold its Wichita division to investment firm Onex. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems retained its military business in Wichita, which lies on neighboring land. The Wichita division was responsible for construction of many important aircraft in Boeing's history, including the B-29 Superfortress, B-47 Stratojet, and B-52 Stratofortress. Spirit can trace its legacy back even further to Stearman Aircraft, which was founded on the same site. Stearman later became part of Boeing. Spirit also includes North American Aviation's former Tulsa and McAlester facilities (both in Oklahoma.)

Don Tan's house
Donald C. Tan is a radiologist.

Cessna Aircraft Mid Continent Facility
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BTK Killings The Otero Family Rader's first victims
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By: qstone.
Dennis Lynn Rader (aka) BTK killer or the BTK strangler was an American serial killer who viciously murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kansas from 1974-1991. He was finally arrested in 2005 and is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility, with an earliest possible release date of February 26, 2180.
His moniker of BTK was also his M.O. in the killings, Bind, Torture and Kill.
The Otero family is considered the first of Rader's victims. On January 15, 1974, Rader broke into this house tied up the family and killed them. Among the victims were the husband, wife and their two young children. Joseph Otero Jr. age 9 and his sister, Josephine Otero age 11.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence, we ask that you not trespass on the property, knock on the door or disturb the residences.

Basil Hourani's house
Basil A. Hourani is the president and CEO of Pulse Systems, a health care software company.

Dolores Davis murder site (Dennis Rader "BTK killer")
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Dolores Davis, 62 strangled with nylons in her home at 6226 N. Hillside Street Witchita (blocks away from Christ Lutheran Church) on February 1, 1991. Her body was found under a bridge later that day.

Koch Industries, Inc. headquarters
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Koch Industries, Inc. is an American private energy conglomerate based in Wichita, Kansas, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading and investments. Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Flint Hill Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Petroleum Group, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Engineering, Koch Minerals and Matador Ranching Company.

Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Church - 05/31/2009
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George Tiller, a Wichita doctor who was one of the few doctors in the nation to perform late-term abortions, was shot to death on Sunday as he attended church, city officials in Wichita said. The shooting occurred at around 10 a.m. (Central time) at Reformation Lutheran Church on the city’s East Side, Dr. Tiller’s regular church.

Boeing Plant
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Mike Pompeo's House (Former)
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Mike Pompeo was U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017 and currently serves as the director of the CIA.

BTK Killings The Murder of Marine Hedge
His moniker of BTK was also his method of killing-- Bind, Torture, and Kill.
On April 27, 1985 Rader claims he stalked Marine Hedge who lived nearby and broke into her house and hid until she returned home. In court Rader said Hedge returned home with an unknown male, during which time he remained hidden until the guy left. Rader then proceeded to sneak into her bedroom armed with his killing kit (a black bag, that contained a rope,plastic bags, a knife and a gun) Rader then flipped on the bathroom light causing her to scream. Rader says he then proceeded to strangle her manually. Rader said he casually knew Hedge because they were neighbors.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen-Lambe House
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The only residence in Kansas designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this home was built for Henry J. Allen, a prominent journalist and statesman. Construction on the two-story house began in 1917 and was completed in 1919, the year Mr. Allen began his term as Governor of Kansas. The sweeping low roof line, ornamental stone trim and integration of the courtyard and garden into the living area characterize this home as the final example of Wright's "Prairie Houses."

'Keeper of the Plains' by Blackbear Bosin
The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It sits at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas. The sculpture, commissioned by the city and private organizations to mark the United States Bicentennial, was erected in 1974. It has since become one of Wichita's most recognized and beloved symbols.
A Spring/Summer 2006 project elevated the sculpture on a 30-foot rock promontory so it could be seen from farther away (see photo at right). Surrounding the base of the statue are multiple displays which describe the local tribes that used to inhabit this area, as well as several fire pits which sometimes light up to illuminate the statue at night.
"The Keeper of the Plains" was mentioned by Christian musician Rich Mullins in his 1991 song "Calling Out Your Name" (from the album "The World as Best as I Remember It, Volume One")
A profile image of this statue comprises the motif adopted by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, a U.S. Air Force flying unit which is based at nearby McConnell Air Force Base. From 1993 through 2004, an image of the statue, along with the words "Keeper of the Plains," appeared on the tails of Boeing KC-135 air refueling tankers assigned to the 22nd ARW.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: The Hall family
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By: Dania.
Season 8, episode 18. Aired 04/17/2011.

Cessna Aircraft Pawnee Facility
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Boeing E4-B 'Nightwatch' Advanced Airborne Command Post
The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with a project name of "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and is specially built to serve as a survivable mobile command post for the National Command Authority, including the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and successors.

'Beechcraft'
The Beech Aircraft Corporation, previously the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon and now a unit of Hawker Beechcraft, is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports.

Boeing E-4B "Nightwatch"
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Phillip Hagen's house
Phillip F. Hagen is an orthopedic surgeon.

Half frozen lake (cheney reservoir)
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the right part of the lake seems to be frozen. It seems to be an overlapping seasons...

Starship at Beechcraft
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Century II Convention Center
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BTK Killings The Bright Murder Victim Number Two
Although the home is no longer here this is the was the location of Rader's second victim(s) Kathryn Bright and her brother Kevin Bright.
On April 4, 1974, Rader surprised 21-year-old Kathryn Bright and her brother Kevin. After binding their hands and feet together Rader proceed to strangle his victims with a piece of rope. A scuffle between Rader and Kevin ensued and Rader shot Kevin in the head twice during two different altercations. However, Kevin did not die and ran out of the house while Rader stabbed his sister Kathryn to death, making her Rader's second victim.

Boeing RC-135S "Cobra Ball"
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By: Rene73.
(Note the one white and one black wing. That isn't a shading artifact - they really are different colors.)
The RC-135S Cobra Ball is a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft equipped with special optical instruments designed to observe ballistic missile flights at long range. The aircraft is an extensively modified C-135 Stratolifter. There are two aircraft in service and they are part of the 55th Wing, 45th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Cobra Ball aircraft were originally assigned to Shemya, Alaska and used to observe ballistic missile tests on the Kamchatka peninsula in conjunction with Cobra Dane and Cobra Judy.

BTK Killings The Vian Murder Victim number three
After his intended victim failed to answer the door, Rader, posing as a private investigator followed a small child to his home and asked to speak to his mother. When Shirley Vian, a mother of three, came to the door Rader produced a gun and pushed his way into the home. After putting the children into the bathroom and tying a rope to the bathroom door so the children couldn't escape, Rader then proceeded to bind and strangle Shirley Vian as her children listened in horror. In a jail house confession Rader said had he not been interrupted he would have murdered the children as well.

'Wichita Tripodal' by James Rosati
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at the Century II Center

Bombardier Aerospace/Learjet
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B1-B Lancer at Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park
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Not part of the Air Park in kjfitz's original post.

Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park
Lockheed F-80C (Shooting Star) Serial No: 47-0215
North American F-100C (Super Sabre) Serial No: 54-1993
North American F-86L (SabreJet) Serial No: 52-4265
Republic F-105D (Thunderchief) Serial No: 62-4253
Republic F-84C (Thunderjet) Serial No: 47-1513
McDonnell-Douglas F-4D (Phantom II) Serial No: 66-0271
Lockheed T-33A (Shooting Star) Serial No: 53-5998

Stonehenge Jr. (Solar calendar)
One of the new features of the Riverside Park renovation was a Stonehenge-like rock sculpture. The sculpture is also a solar calendar, and it has a couple of glass eyes in it that, on the first day of the new season, aligns just so for a few minutes so that the glass begins to glow.

WSU - Wichita State University water tower

RC-135S Cobra Ball
(Note the one white and one black wing. That isn't a shading artifact - they really are different colors.)
(Same plane seen in flight here.
The RC-135S Cobra Ball is a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft equipped with special optical instruments designed to observe ballistic missile flights at long range. The aircraft is an extensively modified C-135 Stratolifter. There are two aircraft in service and they are part of the 55th Wing, 45th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Cobra Ball aircraft were originally assigned to Shemya, Alaska and used to observe ballistic missile tests on the Kamchatka peninsula in conjunction with Cobra Dane and Cobra Judy.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress at the Kansas Aviation Museum
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By: Pdunn.
From the link below:
"The first large-scale production version of the Stratofortress was the B-52D (Model 464-201-7), of which 170 were built between June 1956 and November 1957. The B-52D was externally indistinguishable from the B-52C which preceded it. The only significant internal difference was the adoption of the MD-9 fire control system as fitted to the final B-52C. The powerplants were the J57-P-19W or -29W. In contrast to the B-52C, which was readily convertible to the reconnaissance configuration, the B-52D was built exclusively for the long-range bombing role.
The B-52D was the first Stratofortress to be built at two different locations. 69 examples were built at Boeing's Wichita, Kansas facility, with the remainer being built in the main Boeing plant in Seattle. The Wichita plant had originally been owned by the Stearman Aircraft Company but had been acquired by Boeing in 1934 and became a Boeing division in 1939. It had been used during World War 2 as an inland site for B-29 manufacture. The decision to shift B-52 production from Seattle to Wichita was a result of several factors. The commercial business at Seattle was picking up and Boeing needed more plant space to handle the orders. It so happened that there was a large, well-qualified work force already at hand in Wichita which was working on the B-47, the production of which was winding down. "

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress in Styrofoam
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Kansas Aviation Museum

Shakespeare by Jordan Tarrant
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The Keeper of the Plains
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By: Dania.
The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It sits at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas.
The sculpture, commissioned by the city and private organizations to mark the United States Bicentennial, was erected in 1974. It has since become one of Wichita's most recognized and beloved symbols.

Epic Center (tallest building in Kansas)
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The Epic Center is a high-rise building located at 301 N. Main St. in Wichita, Kansas. At 325 feet, it is the tallest building in the city of Wichita, and the entire state of Kansas.
By Platt, Adams, Braht, Bradley & Associates

Wichita Boathouse and Arkansas River Museum
The Wichita Boathouse is a unique highlight along the river that celebrates the past but also looks to the future. Done in the stately architectural style of the original boathouse that was a city landmark a century ago, the Wichita Boathouse features a popular banquet hall with a veranda overlooking the river.
An exact replica of the America's Cup trophy is on permanent display along with the Jayhawk, an International America's Cup Class yacht. The Joseph Gembeck 'History of Seafaring' nautical collection of handcrafted maritime miniatures are also on permanent diaplay.
Located on the Arkansas River near Wichita's downtown, this modern 15,000-square-foot facility serves as a focal point for many "River City" activities. A staffed Visitor Information Center for Wichita and the surrounding community is now located in the Boathouse featuring interactive kiosks of area attractions, a lodging reservation center, brochure racks, and numerous displays.

"Doc" B-29 Superfortress
This B-29 was part of a squadron named for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Doc, as it's known, is the last of the B-29's to be rescued for restoration. After sitting in the desert for over 42 years Doc has a chance to fly again. Doc has been moved outside to the Kansas Aviation Museum where volunteers work to restore Doc to flight status.

All Star Adventures
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'Elektrik Chair' by Chris Trenary, Chris Ware and others

Plane Parts at Beechcraft

Replica of first Pizza Hut
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Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A
The Boeing KC-767 is an early 21st century military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200. The tanker received the designation KC-767A in 2002 after being selected by the US Air Force initially to replace older KC-135Es. In December 2003, the lease contract was frozen and later canceled due to a scandal.
The tanker is currently being developed for use by the Italian and Japanese air forces. The countries have ordered four tankers each. Although its future lies primarily for the U.S. Air Force, it was developed privately by Boeing at a cost of over $1 billion.

Small jet on approach to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
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B-47E and KC-135 on static display
McConnell AFB
The KC-135 was the first KC-135 Stratotanker ever built. It was later converted into an EC-135 and flew out of Tinker AFB.

'Dreamers Awake' by Tom Otterness

Wichita Art Museum
The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas. It was established in 1915, when Louise Murdock’s Will created a trust to start a collection of art works by “American painters, potters, sculptors, and textile weavers.” The collection includes works by Mary Cassatt, Arthur G. Dove, Thomas Eakins, Robert Henri, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyshoi, John Marin, Horace Pippin, Maurice Prendergast, Albert Pinkham Ryder and Charles Sheeler. The Museum's lobby features a ceiling and chandelier made by Dale Chihuly.

Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) or Dreamlifter
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New Google Earth Imagery - 19.04.2011

Special Air Mission C-32 (Air Force Two)
Special Air Mission [SAM] aircraft provide safe, comfortable, and reliable air transportation for the President, Vice President, Cabinet, members of Congress, and other high-ranking American and foreign dignitaries. Flying worldwide, SAM aircraft represent the highest level of DV travel and must meet stringent schedule and protocol requirements under intense media scrutiny. The 89th Airlift Wing provides this service with 17 aircraft dedicated to the SAM and 15 helicopters supporting federal emergency requirements.
The C-32 provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for our nation's leaders to locations around the world. The primary customers are the vice president, using the distinctive call sign "Air Force Two," the first lady, and members of the Cabinet and Congress.

Wichita Center for the Arts

Old Cowtown Museum
Wooden sidewalks, dusty streets and store-front facades are just a few of the old West attractions is this historic 17 acre open air museum with 35 exhibit areas depicting life between 1865 and 1880.

'Exploration Place' by Moshe Safdie
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2000
"A science and discovery center for all ages"

Raytheon Aircraft Airport
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One of seven airports in Wichita, KS

Mid-America All-Indian Center
The permanent collection including artifacts and paintings of Native American cultures throughout North America gives insight to the history responsible for the survival, diversity and unique achievements of the Native Americans.

Water treatment demonstration project at Herman Hill Park
On October 16, 2003, the Wichita Area Treatment, Education & Remediation (WATER) Center, the treatment center for the Gilbert-Mosley Project, located within the Herman-Hill Park, celebrated its grand opening.
"The Gilbert & Mosley Project is considered to be one of the most innovative public-private partnerships ever created to solve the complex environmental problem of groundwater contamination," . "This project has earned the City of Wichita national recognition for its development to avoid Superfund intervention and the impacts upon public health, environmental risks and the local economy." The State Legislature at the time forward-thinking legislation was passed to make the clean up a reality.
The facility located in Herman-Hill Park houses the equipment, a hydraulic-venturi air stripper treatment system, needed to clean the polluted groundwater, and is designed to encourage public interest and observation on how groundwater is remediated. The other half of the remediation system consists of 5.5 miles of conveyance piping and thirteen extraction wells, which extract and convey the polluted groundwater to the WATER Center treatment facility. The system is operated to limit the spread of and to remove the groundwater contamination.

'Cluster IV (Trees)' by Ernest Shaw
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on the Wichita State campus

'Wichita Arch' by Andy Goldsworthy
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on the Wichita State campus

Airliner fuselage on a rail car

Burial service in progress

B-1B 'Lancer'
Kansas ANG - 184th BW

Plane with no Tail
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At McConnell Air Force Base.

Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
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Home field of the Wichita Wranglers, the Texas League (minors) AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. A strange field because of its artificial turf infield and natural grass outfield (which looks like dirt when this satellite image was taken, obviously during the off-season before the installation of a new playing surface in the early spring.)

'Cluster IV' by Ernest Carl Shaw

Great Plains Nature Center
Features include an interactive exhibit hall with prairie dioramas and a 2,400 gallon aquarium, a wildlife observatory, an auditorium seating nearly 200 and a gift shop/bookstore. After your visit, step outside and explore over 2 miles of paved nature trails at Chisholm Creek Park.

250 Douglas Place
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Tallest building in Wichita from 1969 to 1989.
Site of a sniper shootout in August 1976.
Appeared in the 1976 film "King Kung Fu"

U.S Airmail Beacon System Arrow #46
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By: Drudii.
Around the whole of USA there several giant concrete arrows in the landscape. Most of them are in good condition while others have lost their battle against nature.
These arrows were once used as navigation for the U.S Air Mail pilots. These were active in the 19th century. The arrows would also have a light beacon beside them and a small metal hut for the people who worked at the location. The light beacons would have a small light in them to help guide the pilots during the night.
The arrows are now considered as landmarks and were stopped being used when radar systems started to appear.
More information and history in the links below.

Intrust Bank Arena
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Intrust Bank Arena (known as Sedgwick County Arena during early planning stages) is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wichita, Kansas. The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. It is home to the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League and is the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas behind only Allen Fieldhouse, which seats 16,341.

Japan Air Self Defense Force Boeing KC-767A
The Boeing KC-767 is an early 21st century military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200. The tanker received the designation KC-767A in 2002 after being selected by the US Air Force initially to replace older KC-135Es. In December 2003, the lease contract was frozen and later canceled due to a scandal.
The tanker is currently being developed for use by the Italian and Japanese air forces. The countries have ordered four tankers each. Although its future lies primarily for the U.S. Air Force, it was developed privately by Boeing at a cost of over $1 billion.

Muffler Man - Wichita

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway #3768
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Baldwin Locomotive Works built steam locomotive, 4-8-4 configuration

Cessna Citation Test bed

Museum Of World Treasures
The mission of the Museum of World Treasures is to foster education and understanding of the creativity, arts, religion and culture of our amazing heritage from the ancients to the present. A not-profit, very large and intriguing attraction with Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi, Roman and Greek treasures, the finest American Presidents collection in the world, a great Sports Museum, the only Royal Crown Jewels in mainland America, ten authentic dinosaur fossils, and much much more.

'Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae' by Henry Moore
1968

Kansas African American Museum
Regional arts and cultural museum dedicated to the education, identification, acquisition, research, collection, exhibition, presentation and preservation of visual art forms, artists, programs and documents reflective of African American life and culture. Using the tool of the arts, its goal is to bridge the gap of understanding among the cultures.
In 1917, Old Calvary Baptist Church was built in the heart of the African American community in Wichita, Kansas. In 1972, when the congregation moved to a new building, Doris Kerr Larkins made a stand and decided to save the church, along with her sisters and the community. In 1974, the stand formulated the First National Black Historical Society and in 1993, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Starlite Twin Drive-in
Wichita once had as many Drive-in theatres as are
currently operating throughout the entire state of
Kansas. There is some compensation and solace,
by the fact that Wichita's sole remaining outdoor
picture show is an exemplary Drive-in experience.
It is also the largest of the state's Drive-in theatres,
with two screens and a capacity for up to 1300 cars.
The Starlite's twins are lit with double features, and
on Friday and Saturday nites, a bonus triple feature, for
one admission price. Audio is provided with a local FM
radio broadcast, as well as traditional pole speakers.

Boat towing a raft

'Personnages Oiseaux' by Joan Miro