Wichita, Kansas

Wichita “has the large city amenities as well as the Country character,” with commuters to the city passing “wheat and milo fields as well as pasture with grazing cattle,” says Anthony Horsch from Old Cowtown Museum. With the city’s first log home as part of his stamping grounds in the re-created 1865-1880 frontier town, Horsch is the go-to man for learning about the city’s top history spots—more than 100 are listed on Wichita’s self-guided walking tour. Here, Horsch has given