Touching down at Wichita Falls Regional Airport in Wichita Falls keeps you central, with surrounding cities and sights an easy drive away. Wichita Falls is a North Texas city near the Oklahoma line, home to Sheppard Air Force Base, Midwestern State University, and a famous late-summer bike ride that draws riders from across the country. It is a friendly, down-to-earth town with a rebuilt waterfall, a leafy riverside park, and a downtown that is slowly filling with breweries and restaurants.

Standout experiences around Wichita Falls: - See the 54-foot man-made Wichita Falls on the Wichita River in Lucy Park - Ride or cheer the Hotter'N Hell Hundred, one of the largest cycling events in the country, each August - Find the Littlest Skyscraper, a four-story building that fooled investors in 1919 - Tour the Museum of North Texas History and the Kell House Museum - Visit the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame downtown - Camp, fish, or boat at Lake Arrowhead State Park - Catch a Mustangs game at Midwestern State - Sample a pint at the breweries along the old downtown blocks

Wichita Falls is a convenient base for the Red River country. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, with its bison, longhorns, and granite peaks, is about an hour north near Lawton, Oklahoma. Fort Worth and its Stockyards are about two hours southeast, and Oklahoma City is about two hours northeast. Try a plate of smoked brisket or a burger from a local drive-in before heading out. Spring and fall bring the best weather, and the sunsets over the prairie are worth the trip alone.