Seniors Find Salina Appealing

Salina, with a population of nearly 50,000 is located in one of the world’s largest wheat-producing areas.  Senior travelers will find Salina in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.  

“Little Sweden” in Lindsborg, Concordia’s Whole Wall Mural and National Orphan Train Museum, or the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Museum in Hutchinson are nearby and are appealing to many senior travelers.

 Seniors Find Another All-America City

Seniors, Salina is a great place for retirement. The Wichita Business Journal recently reported that “Salina is Kansas’ retirement hub”, and said to be the state’s top destination for retirees.  In 2009, Salina was selected by Business Week as the “best place in Kansas to raise kids.”

In 1989, Salina was one of 10 cities to receive the All-America City Award given annually by the National Civic League. The City serves as a regional trade center for north central Kansas. Seven colleges and universities dot the city. Salina Downtown, established in 1975, was one of the first business improvement districts in Kansas.

Rolling Hills Zoo (formerly Rolling Hills Refuge) west of Salina is one of Kansas’ newest zoos. This high quality, medium sized zoo on 60 acres, is adjacent to the Rolling Hills Ranch and the Museum.

Historic And Artistic Abound in Salina

If you enjoy old locomotives, you can see old 477, a steam locomotive in Kenwood Park that has been beautifully restored. Another popular visit is Big Nose Kate’s on Santa Fe Avenue in Historic Downtown Salina.

Salina is all about the arts. Galleries, artist studios, the Salina Art Center, and unexpected exhibition spaces including coffee shops, municipal buildings, businesses and agencies display work. Sculpture Tour Salina presents a changing outdoor exhibit of sculptures in the downtown core.

More public art can be found throughout the community, in parks and along thoroughfares. Visitors enjoy performances at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina Community Theatre, Salina Bicentennial Center and the Salina Symphony.    jeb