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Salt museum turns 3 in Kansas underground caverns
The Kansas Underground Salt Museum marks its third anniversary since opening in 2007 at Airport Road and East Avenue 6. Since May 1, 2007 it has logged about 277,640 admissions, excluding youth groups and special events. Wichita schools St Francis of Assisi Elementary and Lawrence Elementary joined a field trip amid diverse tour participants. The Reno County Historical Society, funding and coordinating, notes attendance trends: 58,305 in 2008, under 56,000 in 2009, with ongoing bus and school group activity despite funding cuts. Underground Vaults & Storage aided bus transport for Wichita USD 259.
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Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Airport Road
East Avenue 6
St. Francis of Assisi
Lawrence
Wichita
South Korea
St. Francis
Linda Aylward
Salt Museum
Aylward
Reno
Linda Schmitt
Reno County Historical Society
Schmitt