Area Travel - AmericInn^® of Hesston, KS

Welcome to Beautiful Kansas! Read about Hesston attractions and things to do during your stay:

Our Hesston hotel is conveniently located along Interstate 135. Whether you are traveling north to Salina, I-70, or beyond or South to Wichita, Oklahoma City, Dallas-Fort Worth or beyond, or if you are in the Hesston area on business or visiting family and friends, let us take care of your travel comfort in one of our comfortable beds and quiet rooms with AmericInn SoundGuard^™ construction. Wake up refreshed and ready for whatever the day has to offer. Enjoy our complimentary AmericInn Perk breakfast to start the day off right. If you are visiting in the area we have lots of things to do in Hesston for the golfer, shopper, and everything in between.

Area Attractions and Activities

Hesston City Outdoor Swimming Pool
Address: 303 Park Rd, Hesston, KS 67062
Distance: 0.5 mi 
Phone: 620-327-2989

Play Park Water Park
Address: Ridge Rd, Hesston KS 67062
Distance: 0.5 mi 

Dyck Arboretum of the Plains - One of the finest arboretums in the country.
Address: 177 W Hickory, Hesston, KS 67062
Distance: 1 mi  
Phone: 620-327-8127

Hesston Golf Course - A world class, 18 hole golf course owned and operated by a former Golf Pro.
Address: 520 Golf Park Rd., Hesston, KS 67062
Distance: 1 mi.
Phone: 620-327-2331

Chisholm Trail 8 Theater - Always showing the up to the minute movies.
Address: 601 SE 36th St, Newton, KS 67114
Distance: 10 mi.
Phone: 316-283-0555
Website: www.chisholmtrail8.com

Chisholm Trail Mini-Golf
Address: 601 SE 36th St., Newton, KS 67114
Distance: 10 mi.
Phone: 316-283-1518

Maxwell Wildlife and Game Preserve and fishing lake - Take a tram ride thru the preserve and see buffalo, elk, and other wild life as well as a wide variety of wildflowers as they were over a hundred years ago.
Address: Canton, KS 67428
Distance: 20 mi.  

Exploration Place - Sedgwick County’s science and discovery center. An excellent learning experience for the whole family.
Address: 300 N McLean Blvd, Wichita, KS 67201
Distance: 25 mi.
Website: www.exploration.org

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center - At the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, visitors hear the non-biased, definitive story of the Space Race. The Hall of Space museum is known by space enthusiasts worldwide.
Address: 1100 N Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Distance: 35 mi. 
Phone: 800-397-0330
Website: www.cosmo.org

Yoder Amish Community - In 1906, A. M. Switzer plotted the little town of Yoder as a central point for the surrounding Amish communities. The town is a quaint mixture of the past and present, as horse and buggy intermingle with cars and trucks.
Address: Located off Highway 96 between Wichita and Hutchison.
Distance: 40 mi.  

Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure and Museum - Your journey through the 64,000 square foot museum takes you around the world to experience the delicate symmetry between humans, animals and nature in seven unique regions from the arctic to the rainforest. The Zoo at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure. Here you can get face-to-face with a rare white camel, an Indian rhino, a curious orangutan, an ornery aardvark or many of the other animals of the 100+ species of wildlife at home in our zoo.
Address: Conveniently located in the heart of Kansas on Interstate-70, just 6 miles west of Salina, Kansas.
Distance: 60 mi. 
Phone: 785-827-9488
Website: www.rollinghillswildlife.com.

Kaufman Museum - The award-winning permanent exhibit Of Land and People which tells the story of the coming of the Mennonites from Europe to the central plains in the 1870s and their encounters with the prairie environment and its people.
Address: 27th and North Main, North Newton, KS 67117
Distance: 10 mi  
Phone: 316-283-1612

Sedgwick County Zoo - Spend the day with colorful birds, playful penguins, poison dart frogs and more than 2,000 other individual animals of all sizes, shapes and colors. Discover why Sedgwick County Zoo is the No. 1 outdoor family tourist attraction in Kansas.
Address: 5555 Zoo Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203
Distance: 25 mi.
Phone: 316-660-9453
Website: www.scz.org

Harvey County Historical Museum and Archives - Features railroad history with special exhibits, genealogical records, and more. Genealogical archives and museum exhibits preserve the history of Harvey County. The Museum and Archives are located in the Historical Newton Carnegie Library built in 1903.
Address: 203 N Main, Newton KS 67114
Distance: 10 mi.  
Phone: 316-283-2221

Warkentine House Museum - The Newton, Kansas, home of Bernhard Warkentin and Wilhelmina Eisenmayer Warkentin, built between 1886 and 1887, is a splendid example of the Victorian period in American architecture and furnishings.
Address: 211 E 1st St, Newton, KS 67114
Distance: 10 mi.
Phone: 316-283-7555.

The Mennonite Heritage Museum - Dedicated in 1974, the museum complex was established to preserve the artifacts from early households, farms, schools, churches, and the hospital in our Mennonite community.
Address: 200 N Poplar, Goessel, KS 67053
Distance: 10 mi.
Phone: 620-367-8200

McPherson County Historical Museum - The McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation, features many unique exhibits, including historical artifacts, meteorites, Ice Age fossils, Native American pottery, and fine art.
Address: 1130 E Euclid, McPherson, KS 67460
Distance: 25 mi.
Phone: 620-241-8464
Website: www.mcphersonmuseum.com

Halstead Kansas Learning Center for Health - By adhering to the Kansas State Science & Health Standards and emphasizing tobacco and drug free living, the Learning Center has developed classes that actively engage students in learning.
Address: 505 Main, Halstead, KS
Distance: 15 mi.
Phone: 316-835-2662
Website: www.learningcenter.org

Underground Salt Mine - The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas because it showcases the natural treasure, salt, that exists hundreds of feet below the Kansas plains!
Address: 6504 E Ave G, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Distance: 40 mi.
Phone: 620-662-1425
Website: www.undergroundmuseum.org.

Harvey County Lake East - Family fun, boating, swimming, skiing and fishing.
Address: Newton, KS 67114
Distance: 15 mi.

Quick Area Guide

• Hesston Golf Course 1 mi
• Wild West World Amusement 20 mi
• Wichita Zoo 20 mi
• Rolling Hills Zoo 50 mi
• Shopping 30 mi
• Wichita Airport 30 mi
• Maxwell Game Refuge 20 mi
• Salt MIne Museum 35 mi
• Cosomohpere Space Museum 30 mi
• AGCO Corporation 1 mi