Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Mission Creek Township’s list takes in 6 museums, 3 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. All of it lies outside: 12 places within 40 miles, none inside Mission Creek Township. Visits to Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park run to about 18K a year. Drive 41 mi to reach Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.

In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map puts most of the 12 to the northeast.
Orange: Mission Creek Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 19 on the list lie within 60 miles.
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas.
Natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States.
Theater and concert venue in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.
American non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers.
Heritage center, science center in Manhattan, Kansas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mission Creek Township →
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 · Spencer Museum of Art: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Combat Air Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · University of Kansas Natural History Museum: InaMaka, CC BY 3.0 · Granada Theater: Catboy69, CC0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Teachers Hall of Fame: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Cavalry Museum: US Army, Public domain · Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum: Bhall87 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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