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Attractions near Topeka

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park and more: what to see in Topeka

Topeka’s list takes in 8 museums, 2 gardens and a national historical park. The town itself has 7 places on our list; 5 others are within 40 miles. Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park draws about 18K visitors a year. Drive 60 mi to reach T-Mobile Center.

Attractions nearby
39
within 60 miles
The big one
60 mi
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Museum · 60 mi east

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Art museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Topeka

Out of town, most of the 5 are to the east.

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

Everything nearby

The list in full

In town there are 7, and the list adds 32 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Topeka lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Topeka → · Topeka’s history →

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

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Museum of History: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hy-Vee Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National World War I Memorial: National WWI Museum, CC0 · Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arabia Steamboat Museum: Prosekc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: User:Charvex, Public domain · National Airline History Museum: User:Charvex, Public domain · 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 · Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Teachers Hall of Fame: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Science City at Union Station: Kelly from Parsons, Kansas, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flint Hills Discovery Center: Kgwo1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · English Landing Park: Laura Gilchrist from Kansas City, United States, CC BY 2.0 · National Toy and Miniature Museum: Sandover, 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 · Vox Theatre: Alistair Tutton, CC BY-SA 3.0

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