1National Teachers Hall of Fame
American non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers.
Attractions near Emporia
National Teachers Hall of Fame and one more: what to see in Emporia
We list 2 places to visit inside Emporia and one within 40 miles. The mix takes in a museum, a zoo & aquarium and a national preserve. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve draws about 28K visitors a year. Allow a day for Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, 52 mi off.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 17 mi west
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
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What’s around Emporia
The list reaches out to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 17 mi away.
Orange: Emporia. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Each place in turn
First the 2 in town, then the 14 within 60 miles.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
4Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas.
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9Flint Hills Discovery Center
Heritage center, science center in Manhattan, Kansas.
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The places inside Emporia lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
National Teachers Hall of Fame: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Cavalry Museum: US Army, Public domain · Allen County Jail: Gordon Huggins, CC BY 2.0 · Old Depot Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site: OldPrairieTown1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden: Marion Doss, CC BY-SA 2.0
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