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Attractions near Silver Lake

Leave Silver Lake for Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, 11 mi away

Silver Lake and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. Look within 40 miles for the 13 places to visit; none is inside Silver Lake. Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park draws about 18K visitors a year. Further out, Sporting Park is 55 mi away.

Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
8 mi
Topeka Zoo
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Zoo & aquarium · 8 mi southeast

Topeka Zoo

Zoo in Kansas, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

The map stretches to Sunset Zoo, 40 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near Silver Lake

All 22 on the list lie within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Silver Lake → · Silver Lake’s history →

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

Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Samstone13, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · 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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