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12 Best Things To Do During An Overnight Stay In Salina, Kansas

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At the intersection of Interstates 70 and 135, Salina is the crossroads of Kansas. Any Kansas road trip should include the beautiful city of Salina, just over an hour north of Wichita . As the crossroads of the state, Salina offers numerous cultural and recreational activities along with excellent shopping and dining.

You’ll want to stay at least one night in Salina; reserve a room at one of the city’s numerous lodgings or camp at Salina KOA Holiday .

Here are 12 great things to do when you’re in town.

1. Explore SculptureTour Salina

Many of the city’s amenities are clustered in Salina Downtown . For an excellent orientation, explore SculptureTour Salina . Each year, sculptors install between 15 and 25 sculptures in Downtown Salina. Silver boxes on the sculpture pedestals hold ballots. You can also pick up ballots at downtown businesses. At the end of the exhibition season, the city of Salina buys the winning sculpture. Anyone interested may also purchase sculptures. We always look forward to seeing the new sculptures.

Pro Tip: The SculptureTour makes a great stop on an Interstate 70 road trip through Kansas.

2. Attend A Performance At The Stiefel Theatre For The Performing Arts

The Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts fits in well with the sculptures, because the theater is an art deco gem. The venue opened in 1931 as the Fox-Watson Theater. The $400,000 building featured lavish art deco chandeliers, an elaborate staircase, and opulent gold leaf. 

All that glamour needed rescue when the theater closed in 1987. Two years later, its owners donated it to the city. The city installed a new roof and then mothballed the structure until 1997. Eventually, the city gave the theater to a nonprofit group for renovation. In 2003, the restored former cinema reopened as a live performance venue. 

Because of Salina’s crossroads location, the theater has welcomed top names like George Carlin, Darius Rucker, Lindsey Buckingham, Peter Frampton, Bonnie Raitt, and Emmylou Harris.

Pro Tip : The venue lost its spire in a 1954 storm. In November of 2020, a crane lifted a new spire into place. The spire turned the building into a fun reminder of Ghostbusters ’ Shandor Building . Don’t be afraid of ghosts; enjoy the spire’s lights in the evening. 

3. Watch An Indie Movie At The Salina Art Cinema

Step into an alternative vision at the Salina Art Cinema . Across the street from the Stiefel, the cinema shows first-run independent, documentary, and international films at its 92-seat venue. During the free Science on Screen events, the cinema pairs a movie screening with an expert-led discussion of scientific topics in the movie. 

4. Buy Artists’ Creations At The Salina Art Center

The Salina Art Cinema is a division of the Salina Art Center . At the art center, stroll through the galleries to enjoy the rotating exhibits. Many of the works of art are for sale. Add a little mystery to your life and buy some artwork from the Art-O-Mat machine. Purchase a $5 token from the art center and drop it into the machine. A tiny work of art will come out. Embrace the mystery, because you won’t know exactly how it will look.

5. Experience The Crossroads At The Smoky Hill Museum

The Smoky Hill Museum moved into the 1931 art deco post office in 1985. On your way up the front steps, note the high-relief sculptures on each side. Inside, you’ll walk through the arch that says Salina, Your Opportunity . The sign originally greeted railroad passengers. After you finish exploring the museum, you’ll see what makes Salina a great opportunity to visit.

The museum’s exhibits rotate every six months, and the staff members change the permanent exhibits’ artifacts frequently as well. Come to the lecture series on first Thursdays, but arrive early to obtain a seat. On the fourth Saturday in September, you can attend the museum’s street fair, featuring live music, historic demonstrations, and more. 

Pro Tip : Look for the WalkSalina and When Houses Became Homes logos outside the museum. Scan the QR code to access walking tours of the downtown area. Take the Gypsum Hill Cemetery walking tour to hear stories of early Salina. Henry David Lee, who founded Lee Jeans, is buried there. The city of Salina also has a trail system. Download a map here .

6. Talk To The Animals At The Rolling Hills Zoo

The Rolling Hills Zoo includes two parts, the zoo and a wildlife museum. This is not your father’s zoo, where the animals are penned in cages. They live in beautiful, naturalistic habitats. The critically endangered cotton-top tamarins all sport different hairdos, while the Amur leopards display spectacular fur coats. During monarch butterfly migration season, watch for them in the zoo’s butterfly garden. Throw in tentacled snakes, Gila monsters, and giant hissing cockroaches for a memorable visit.

In the 64,000-square-foot museum, animatronic “humans” within displays narrate stories about their environment in climates from the Arctic to the tropics. In the education gallery, you’ll find several hands-on activities. 

Pro Tip : Explore the zoo when the temperatures invite the animals to be outside. When the weather is too hot or cold for the animals, visit the wildlife museum. Reserve times online. Strollers and wheelchairs are available for rent. You can ride the tram on summer weekends. Free air-conditioned kennels are available for pets.

7. Stretch Your Muscles At The Alley And The Salina Fieldhouse

If you still need exercise after exploring the zoo, visit The Alley and The Salina Fieldhouse downtown. The Alley offers bowling, laser tag, virtual reality, and arcade games. The Fieldhouse offers space for every kind of team game, including basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, and football. The Fieldhouse also allows walkers.

8. Watch Hard-Hitting Action At The Tony’s Pizza Events Center

The 6,500-seat Tony’s Pizza Events Center is home to two full-contact sports, Salina Sirens roller derby and Salina Liberty indoor football. 

The Liberty won their regular season conference title in 2018 and 2019. They also won the conference championship in 2019 before losing the Champions Bowl. Indoor football is a fast-paced game played in a much smaller area than traditional football. If you sit in the front rows, be aware that players may crash over the barriers.

The Sirens belong to the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association . Roller derby bouts comprise two 30-minute halves, which are divided into three 2-minute jams. Each team’s jammer tries to score as many points as she can by passing blockers. The blockers impede the opposition’s jammers.

9. Fill Your Garden At Stutzmans

Stutzmans Greenhouse sits in the open air under a canopy. All kinds of plants are available for purchase, including unique vegetables. You need look no further than Stutzmans for your plantings. Whimsical outdoor decor items will complete your yard. Have a question? Ask the knowledgeable staff.

10. Show Off Your Salina Visit

Salina Downtown is very walkable, with many boutique shops. Curl up with a book, coffee, and a bagel and lox at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House . Show everyone that you’re visiting Salina: Take a picture with the 67401 mural on the building’s north side. Use the hashtag #6740wonderful .

11. Shop Salina Downtown

We recommend Auld Lang Syne for antiques. You can’t miss their beautiful sign, which looks like it came from a grandfather clock. Flipping Fabulous flips rundown into refurbished. PB&J is one of my favorite clothing and accessory shops. Rebecca Jane’s offers original artwork, flea market finds, and antiques. Choose and paint your own food-safe pot at On the Pot . Look for the Champion sign to find Quilting Station . Find your perfect fit with multigenerational clothing at Sanity Boutique .

12. Dine With Delight In Salina

Salina offers some of the state’s best food within an easy walk. The Cozy Inn is one of our favorite Midwest hole-in-the-wall diners . Buy a bag of burgers and eat them in The Cozy’s picnic area. Then rub your hands with salt to remove the scent of onion-drenched hamburgers. 

Savor a wood-fired Rosie’s Special Pizza at Blue Skye Brewery and Eats . It features cream cheese, homemade pork chili verde, a mix of black beans and corn, and house blend cheese, all topped with red peppers. Yum, yum! Enjoy their Fire Engine Red or Crank Case IPA.

Martinelli’s Little Italy is a Salina institution, the place we gather after meetings in Salina. We recommend the lasagna and the beef ravioli followed by tiramisu or the Molten Vesuvio chocolate cake.

Pro Tip: To sound like a local, pronounce the city’s name Sah-LINE-ah, even though it’s the seat of Sah-LEEN County on the Sah-LEEN River.

Roxie Yonkey is an author and travel writer who specializes in road tripping. She wrote the Kansas ultimate bucket list book, 100 Things to Do in Kansas Before You Die , and is a contributing author to the book Midwest Road Trip Adventures .

Before becoming a travel writer, Yonkey was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor, and a public relations manager for destination marketing organizations. She has won numerous awards, including Midwest Travel Network's Rising Star Award in 2020.

Yonkey loves to follow the open road wherever it takes her. Follow more of her adventures at RoxieontheRoad .

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Salina is the right place for warm hospitality and the perfect blend of big-city amenities with quaint urban ambiance. Salina has over 2,000 hotel rooms and the largest meeting space is over 40,000 square feet inside the Tony's Pizza Events Center along with a multi-use arena that seats 7,500 people. Convention hotels, including the new Hilton Garden Inn, have meeting space from 300 to 10,000 square feet. Or try unique venues like Rolling Hills Zoo Conference Center, C and W Ranch or Webster Conference Center. 

Salina bursts at the seams with rural charm and natural beauty, yet entertainment with an urban sensibility flourishes!   View contemporary art or visit an artist’s studio.  Rock out at an amazing concert, see a stunning play, or listen to a lush symphony. Take a history walk, watch a foreign film, stroll through an enchanting zoo and wildlife museum, or sit in on a book discussion or poetry reading.  You’ll discover surprising works of art in public spaces throughout Salina where more than 50 public art pieces are presented for all to enjoy. The result is a vibrant, charming community with a wide array of outdoor dining and outdoor activities in the revitalized urban entertainment district  including the new Homewood Suites by Hilton Salina Downtown.

Our location at the crossroads of I-70 and I-135 in central Kansas makes an easy drive destination or better yet, FLY!   United Airlines jet service direct from Denver or Chicago right into Salina KSLN.  Visit Salina staff will make it easy for you by assisting with RFP's and lodging to off-site tours, entertainment, spouse activities, or flying groups in. We will help you complete a successful meeting. Defining aspects of the Visit Salina staff is the ability to match local resources based on the individual wants and needs of the meeting planner and the specific event.   Make Visit Salina your first stop, meet our staff and go on a site visit.

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Hotel Rooms:  2,000

Largest Meeting Space:  40,000 sq ft

Distance to Airport:  5 minutes to Salina Regional Airport or 90 minutes to ICT

Garmin Avionics Service Center Coming to Salina

Hangar H626 at the Salina Regional Airport has been leased to 1 Vision Aviation, marking the beginning of a partnership with Garmin International. The 42,940 square feet hangar will become the newest Garmin International avionics installation and service center. The center will be open for business by July 1st.

The Airport Authority board of directors unanimously approved the H626 lease with 1 Vision during an April 24 special board meeting. Airport Authority board chair Stephanie Carlin commented that “this morning’s action highlights how local businesses can partner with a global company to create new jobs for the Salina community.”

The newly remodeled hangar that was originally built for use during World War II for Boeing B-29 Superfortress maintenance, will house space used by 1 Vision, where specially trained technicians will install and retrofit aircraft with Garmin avionics.

“Now it’s a state-of-the-art MRO (maintenance repair and overhaul) facility identified for high-end avionics installation and service,” said Tim Rogers executive director of the Salina Airport Authority.

“It means 1 Vision can install and service Garmin avionics packages,” said 1 Vision owner and CEO Jim Sponder.

While aircraft from small single engine planes to business jets are in Salina for Garmin avionics upgrades, 1 Vision airframe and power plant mechanics can perform other maintenance, paint services, and refurbish interiors. “It’ll be a one-stop shop for aircraft owners” Sponder said.

The Garmin project will initially create six new jobs at 1 Vision. Hopes are to add more technicians as business grows. 1 Vision already has Garmin trained and certified technicians on staff.

“Each avionics upgrade involves multiple aircraft systems that affect the safety of flight,” Rogers said. “Garmin is the global leader for avionics upgrades and solutions for general aviation, business, vertical lift, government, and defense aircraft.”

Hangar H626 is also the home base for the Airport Authority’s new Aviation Innovation Maintenance (AIM) Center at SLN. The Garmin partnership will enhance AIM Center student training. “It will provide a unique opportunity to give AIM Center students hands-on experience with aircraft electrical systems and avionics — which is part of the AIM Center curriculum,” Rogers said.

The Hangar H626 remodeling project cost $6.5 million, which included $500,000 for the AIM Center classroom and shops.

“This was all made possible because of the Salina Airport Authority’s commitment to rehabilitate older hangars and provide updated, state of the art hangars ready for new MRO work and jobs,” Rogers said.

A grand opening and ribbon cutting is being planned for mid-July. The event will be attended by officials from Garmin, 1 Vision, local civic leaders, State of Kansas official and members of the Kansas Congressional delegation,” Rogers said.

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Help address hunger and fill the area's food pantries as Project Salina 2024 kicks off

The year's largest food drive in Salina is about to begin as Project Salina kicked off this week.

Project Salina, which began in 1990 as a way to address the issue of hunger in Salina, officially began its 2024 campaign Thursday during its Kickoff Lunch at Sunrise Presbyterian Church.

The drive, which happens each year in May, sees businesses, organizations and individuals collect food products and money to help fill food banks at the beginning of the summer months.

"(This time is) when (the founders saw) the increase in demand for food and assistance (in the community), yet the donations were declining," said Mike Paul, president of the Project Salina board. "The local agencies providing food to those in need often received significant donations around the holidays, but struggled to maintain their food supply during the summer."

In 2020, Project Salina began emphasizing the importance and benefits of monetary donations as opposed to nonperishable food donations.

"(This allows) the agencies to have a steady supply of food whenever they need it," Paul said. "If they're running low on food, they tell us what they need and we buy it for them. This also gives the agencies the option to purchase some fresh and perishable items...A dollar bill will not expire, does not get damaged during transport and does not require volunteers to move it all around."

The six agencies that receive support from Project Salina are the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, Ashby House, Salina Salvation Army, Salina Rescue Mission, DVACK and Salina Grace.

Project Salina an entire community effort

After introductions from Paul, a representative from each of these six agencies spoke about the importance the food drive each and every year.

Karen Couch, director of the food bank, said her agency is serving more households than ever before in Saline County, adding 1,628 families in 2023 compared to 2022.

"The reality of serving that many more is what keeps me up at night," Couch said. "I'm asking myself the questions of where do we find more food? How do continue at this pace?"

Couch said efforts from Project Salina and the other agencies in the room have made it possible to continue.

"Project Salina is able to step in and help me fill the (food bank) shelves, when I need it in a timely fashion," Couch said.

Salina Rescue Mission's Robert Levis said this piece of the puzzle of helping providing food means that the community as a whole is making a difference in the lives of the men at the shelter.

"We get to do a lot together, from the mission," Levis said.

"We" was the key word for Levis as he said that what the community does for the Rescue Mission, such as donating through Project Salina, provides a lasting benefit to each of the more than 500 men that the mission interacted with in 2023.

"We did that...not just the mission, but (each of you), by partnering with us," Levis said.

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Join Project Salina as a business or an individual

According to Project Salina, more than 200 businesses participate each May in collecting donations, but it is always looking for more participants.

Those interested should email the organization at [email protected] , and someone will respond with information about how to get involved.

Additionally, to donate monetarily, people can mail checks to Project Salina, PO Box 2861, Salina, KS, 67402-2861. Checks should be made payable to Project Salina. You can also take cash or checks to Central National Bank, 454 S. Ohio. Put “Kristina Litchman, Project Salina” on the envelope and note who the envelope is from so donors can get credit for the deposit. Donations at the bank can be dropped off in the drive-through or inside.

Finally, donations can be made online by visiting the Project Salina website, www.projectsalina.com and clicking the "Donate Now" link. The rest of the website also offers information about Project Salina and other ways to help.