The capital, Topeka, has the State Capitol and the Kansas State Historical Socity and Kansas Museum of History, where the history of the state can be studied. The Combat Air Museum exhibits 75 military aircraft from 1917 to 1980; something less warlike would be a visit to the beautiful zoo with its reconstruction of a rainforest.
The name Topeka (pop. 122,000) means "a good place to grow potatoes."
Brown V Board of Education National Historic Site was designated a historic site to commemorate the end of segregation in the public schools.
Address: Brown V Board of Education National Historic Site, 424 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 220, Topeka, KS 66603-3441, United States
Phone: 1 (785) 354-4273, Fax: 1 (785) 354-7213
Hours:
9am-5pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
The Historic Ward-Meade Park is a six-acre complex that began as a family farm in 1854 and now includes a Victorian home, log cabin, turn-of-the-century town, as well as a 2-acre botanical garden.
Address: Historic Ward-Meade Park, 124 NW Fillmore Street, Topeka, KS , United States
Phone: 1 (785) 368-3888, Fax: 1 (785) 368-3890
The Kansas Center for Historical Research in Topeka includes state archives, archaeology, a newspaper collection, manuscripts, state records, maps, photos, and genealogical materials.
Address: Kansas Center for Historical Research, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, United States
Phone: 1 (785) 272-8681, Fax: 1 (785) 272-8682
The spacious main gallery at the Kansas Museum of History features the story of Kansas and the West through attractive and innovative displays. Exhibits include a full-sized Cheyenne tipi, a fully stocked covered wagon, a 1950s diner, as well as two railway cars made for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad in 1880.
A tipi at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka.
A stage coach at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka.
Hours:
9am-5pm; Sun:1pm-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka was built in the French Renaissance style. It contains murals by Kansas native John Steuart Curry. The Capitol grounds feature bronze statues of Abraham Lincoln and a Pioneer Mother and Child sculpted by Merrell Gage.
The Kansas State Capitol building in downtown Topeka.
The Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka features permanent and rotating exhibits including the art of artists from Kansas and the Midwest. Two-thirds of the exhibits each year feature the work of regional artists.
Washburn University in Topeka began in 1865 and was named for Ichabod Washburn, who saved the school from bankruptcy in 1868 with a $25,000 donation. The university is noted for its law school.
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