Hutchinson, KS Road Trips

1 Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 North Plum St, toll-free: +1-800-397-0330. 2 Kansas Underground Salt Museum, 3504 East Avenue G (on Airport Road between Highway 50 and the airport), toll-free: +1-866-755-3450. Tu–Sat, 9AM–6PM; Sun 1–6PM. Explore a salt mine 650 ft (200 m) underground. Features an underground museum and a "dark ride" tram tour. Children must be at least 4 years old to go underground. $20 adults/$13 children. (updated Jul 2020) Reno County Museum, 100 S Walnut St (at Avenue A), ☏ +1 620-662-1184. Tu-Sa 11AM-5PM. Suggested donationː Adults $2, Children $1. (updated Jan 2026) Dillon Nature Center, 3002 East 30th (on 30th Ave, just east of K-61), ☏ +1 620-663-7411. 8AM to dusk. A 100-acre nature park with ponds and hiking trails. There is also a visitor center featuring indoor educational exhibits. Free. Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm, 7910 N. Roy L. Smith Rd. Nickerson, KS (8 miles west on Highway 96, near Nickerson), toll-free: +1-888-489-8039. A bed & breakfast and exotic animal farm. Call ahead for reservations. Yoder Amish Community (11 miles southeast on K-96). A small Amish community. Visit the downtown shops and try the Carriage Crossing restaurant. 3 Carey Park (at the south end of Hutchinson). Large park with a golf course, the Hutchinson Zoo, and Salt City Splash water park. (updated May 2025)

Try out some of the nice water parks 1 Salt City Splash Aquatic Center, 1601 S Plum. (updated Dec 2025) 2 Kansas State Fair, 2000 N Poplar St, ☏ +1 620 669-3600, toll-free: +1-800-362-3247, fax: +1 620-669-3640. If you are coming to Wichita around late summer, the Kansas State Fair is something to visit. It is held every year in the early fall or late summer. $6 for adults, $3 for kids, $4 for seniors, $35 for season pass. 3 Hutchinson Fox Theater, 18 E 1st Ave, ☏ +1 620-663-5861. (updated Jan 2026)

1 Carriage Crossing Restaurant, 10002 S. Yoder Rd, Yoder, ☏ +1 620-465-3612. M-Sa 6AM-9PM. Amish-style cooking. Chops, chicken, steak, smoked ham and sausage. Homemade pies. (updated Aug 2021) 2 Skaets Steak Shop (Skaets), 2300 North Main, ☏ +1 620-662-9845. 6AM-9PM Tu-Su, open first Monday of KS State Fair. Known for their "Moonburger", serves lunch, dinner and all-day breakfast since 1949. Located next to the main Kansas State Fair walk-in gate on 23rd and North Main St. (updated Mar 2026) 3 Bogeys, 1718 North Plum, ☏ +1 620 665-8189. M, Tu, Th-Sa 10:30AM-9PM. Fast, casual, locally-owned featuring burgers, over 101 different shake flavors, chili cheese fries and salad bar. (updated Mar 2026)

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 911 Porter St, ☏ +1 620-259-8656. Indoor pool. Days Inn Suites, 1420 N. Lorraine, ☏ +1 620 665-3700, fax: +1 620 663-7282.

Greyhound bus lines (Phone number: +1 620-663-8622) has a stop at 200 E AVE A. Buses operate between Wichita and Salina with stops at Lindsborg, Mcpherson and Newton. Amtrak's daily Chicago-Los Angeles Southwest Chief line stops in Hutchinson. This stop has no ticket office and no Quik-Trak ticket machine so tickets must be purchased at another station or online. The station is at North Walnut Street and East 3rd Avenue. The local bus route 1 north blue and 2 east purple stop near Main Street and East 2nd Ave.

Reno County Area Transit (RCAT) provides bus service in the city. Phone: +1 620-694-2913. Fares are $1. Buses run 6AM until 7PM Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, buses run between 7AM and 6PM. There is no bus service on Sunday. The bus fare is $1 for one ride. A pass good for 30 rides costs $27. A ticket book for 10 rides costs $10. Buy passes from the transit office at 120 West Avenue B. The main transit hub is at South Adams Street and West Avenue A.