Visitor Information

Whatever your taste or budget, there's a place for you to stay in Wichita Falls! Whether it's just one night or a week or longer, enjoy our Texoma hospitality at a Chamber member location! Check the categorial search section of the Chamber Membership Directory for Chamber member hotels and motels.

Several nationally recognized restaurant chains are represented in Wichita. There are also a variety of specialty restaurants offering a variety of cuisine for different tastes and budgets. Of course, most of the major fast food restaurants are also well represented in Wichita Falls! With more than 100 places to eat, the tough part is deciding where to go! Check the categorial search section of the Chamber Membership Directory for Chamber member restaurants.

Any product or service you could need or want can be found in Wichita Falls. From major retail and department stores, to the many specialty shops, whether you need to get your car serviced, or you're looking for a night out on the town, Wichita Falls has something for everyone. There are 19 major shopping centers, including a regional mall with 80 merchants, in Wichita Falls for your convenience. Retail sales generated within the city exceeded $1.4 billion in 2001. Find your favorite store or discover a new one - Check the categorical search section of the Chamber Membership Directory for Chamber member retailers.

Wichita Falls has a variety of parks, golf courses, tennis courts, and more. Family entertainment includes bowling, racquetball, miniature golf, go-carts, skating, swimming, batting cage, lazer tag, and movie theaters.

Youth Activities are offered by Boys & Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire, 4-H, and Boy Scout programs, church camps, and student centers. The YMCA has facilities in town and there are eight other health, fitness, and dance centers. A variety of jogging, walking, and bike trails round out the picture.

The J. S. Bridwell Agricultural Center, the Ray Clymer or Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC), and the Kay Yeager Coliseum offer a variety of activities and events year round. Ice hockey, motor sports, collector shows, concerts, agricultural shows, rodeos, arts and crafts shows, and the Chamber annual Business Expo are just a few of the special events held at one of these facilities each year. For more information about these and other events call MPEC at 940-716-5500 or 1-800-799-6732.

Leisure time opportunities are wide and varied in the Wichita Falls area and listed below are a selection of many of the city's features -

Backdoor Theatre-Main stage and dinner stage community theatre (940-322-5000)

Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre- has two annual major productions, school demonstrations, guest performers and benefits (940-322-2552)

Kemp Center for the Arts-Outdoor sculpture garden, performance hall, gift shop, gallery and studios featuring works of art (940-767-2787)

Wichita Theatre and Opera House-Theatre featuring family oriented plays, classic films, and concerts (940-723-9037)

Wichita Falls Symphony- performing six times annually with a wide variety of guest musicians (940-723-6202)

Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU- (940-692-0923)

Gallerie Pavillon- The only fine art gallery in Wichita Falls featuring original works from national /international artists (940-761-0058)

University Art Gallery-Fain Fine Arts Center- (940-397-4386)

Kell House Museum- (940-723-2712)

Museum of North Texas History- (940-322-7628)

Wee-Chi-Tah Sculpture- sculpture done by local artist Jack Stevens is a tribute to native families (940-716-5500)

Wichita Falls Police & Fire Museum- (940-767-4263)

Wichita Falls Railroad Museum- (940-723-2661)

River Bend Nature Center- Environmental educational center, Conservatory, wetlands area, butterfly garden, bird habitat and three-quarter mile outdoor nature trail (940-767-0843)

Lake Arrowhead State Park- (940-528-2211)

Castaway Cove Water Park- (940-322-5000)

Lucy Park- is the largest of the city's 40 parks includes the Water Falls, public swimming pool, pavilion, and playgrounds (940-761-7490)

Wichita Falls Water Falls & Trails- six miles of paved tree-lined, landscaped trails beginning in Lucy Park (940-761-7490)

The Plex- adult and family entrainment including miniature golf and a driving range (940-696-1222)