Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, 10 mi from Wakarusa
Around Wakarusa, the places to visit include 8 museums, 2 gardens and a national historical park. All of it lies outside: 12 places within 40 miles, none inside Wakarusa. About 18K people a year visit Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park. Beyond the town, the best known is Sporting Park, 50 mi off.
Combat Air Museum
Aviation museum in Kansas, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
Head to the north for most of the 12 on the list.
Orange: Wakarusa. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
Everything here is within 60 miles, 27 places in all.
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2Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
In the Flint Hills region of Kansas, US.
3U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery
Military prison cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America.
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6Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historic Site of the United States in Topeka, Kansas.
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11University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States.
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National Teachers Hall of Fame
American non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers.
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Heritage center, science center in Manhattan, Kansas.
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.
Parks and trails in Wakarusa → · Wakarusa’s history →
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 · English Landing Park: Laura Gilchrist from Kansas City, United States, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Vox Theatre: Alistair Tutton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site: OldPrairieTown1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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