Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
Attractions near Burlington
Worth the trip from Burlington: National Teachers Hall of Fame, 28 mi off
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Burlington. There are 3 museums and a zoo & aquarium to choose from. Travel 44 mi and you reach Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 44 mi west
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
The map puts most of the 4 to the northwest.
Orange: Burlington. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
These 14 are all within 60 miles.
2Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas.
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6University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States.
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9National Teachers Hall of Fame
American non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Burlington →
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Photo credits
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Samstone13, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Combat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Kansas Natural History Museum: InaMaka, CC BY 3.0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Teachers Hall of Fame: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allen County Jail: Gordon Huggins, CC BY 2.0 · Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Depot Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0
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