Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
Attractions near Melvern
Leave Melvern for Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, 37 mi away
Among the places to visit in and near Melvern are 9 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. All of it lies outside: 14 places within 40 miles, none inside Melvern. Visits to Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park run to about 18K a year. Further afield lies Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, at 47 mi.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 47 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 layout
To the north is where most of the 14 lie.
Orange: Melvern. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place, in and near Melvern
21 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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4Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas.
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9University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States.
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13National Teachers Hall of Fame
American non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers.
Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Arboretum and botanical garden in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Samstone13, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site: OldPrairieTown1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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