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Salina Travel Guide, Kansas

Salina Travel Guide – The City in the Heart of Kansas

Salina is a lovely city in central Kansas, USA. With a population of about 46,140 inhabitants, the city of Salina is located 90 miles from Hays and 142 miles from Lincoln. It is also known as being the greatest wheat producer in the USA, and its grain elevators can be seen from miles away.

Salina is an important agricultural centre, but it has a large manufacturing industry as well.

Salina Travel Guide – The City of Salina

While reading this Salina Travel Guide any of you can jump to the conclusion that the city of Salina offers great amenities in spite of preserving the charm of a small town. If it happens to visit Salina, or simply transit the city, anyone is welcomed to watch one of the most exciting professional sporting events at the Bicentennial Center’s arena, which hosts the greatest shows you might imagine, or just have something to eat in one of its downtown hotspots while starting a conversation with some natives so as to find out what hospitable these people are.

Any visitor here can enjoy the beauty of the historic architectural buildings, clean squares, lovely green spaces and beautiful fountains. The city itself boasts a diversified range of attractions and pleasures.

Intriguingly, the local Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Cathedral, is built in white cylindrical shapes like grain silos. It is the best proof that people in Salina are quite proud of being the greatest wheat producers in the USA.

On the other hand, the city of Salina has an important manufacturing base, especially food industry, which is represented by Schwan Food Company, a worldwide company selling frozen foods. It is the largest employer in Salina, producing, marketing and delivering frozen pizzas under the popular brand of Tony’s, as well as other types of food intended for school cafeterias all over the States.

Salina Travel Guide – Accommodation & Public Transport

A wide range of hotels, motels and B & B inns offer a good deal of accommodation and great facilities in Salina and nearby. Hotel rates vary by season, by day of the week or for special events. Booking in advance is sometimes necessary, but you can find the perfect lodging at incredible rates almost any time in the city of Salina.

The Salina Municipal Airport, located 6 km southwest of Salina, is a public airport used for general aviation, but it also serves as the only commercial service airport in the area. It operates a wide range of internal flights and businesses, and it also hosts the flight department of the Kansas State University, which offers degrees in professional flight training and avionics technology as well.

The city of Salina has a public transportation system which is quite affordable for anyone and it provides the best links in town and on the outskirts. Bus services provide the best comfort when choosing this way of transportation to get to or around the city. Car rental services are also available.

Just discover Salina, a city that is bound by true American values!


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