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Attractions near Topeka

From Topeka, 38 mi to Lincoln Tomb

A typical year brings about 124K visitors to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The town has no place on our list of its own; 14 are within 40 miles. Look for 5 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. Allow a day for Miller Park Zoo, 50 mi off.

Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 38 mi southeast

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Topeka, mapped

Out at 40 mi is Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the farthest.

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Orange: Topeka. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every one of them

Look within 60 miles for all 22.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Topeka → · Topeka’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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