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State capital city of Kansas, United States
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Topeka is the capital of Kansas. Visitors come to see the Kansas Museum of History, Topeka Zoo, and Renisch Rose Gardens. The metropolitan area is rich in history and highly favored by nature. In 2019, it was home to 125,000 people.
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This historic site highlights Monroe Elementary School, where the historic case ending school segregation in the United States started. The former school now includes exhibits and a restored kindergarten room.
Take the #5 West 6th Bus along 6th Street to the Society.
Take the #4 West 10th Bus along 10th Street to the Capitol. The capital features original murals and a tour of the rotunda. There are many restaurants within walking distance to the building, making this a nice afternoon visit.
Take the #4 West 10th Bus along 10th Street to the school. Topeka High School is known for being the first million-dollar school west of the Mississippi river.
On the campus are creative displays of students' sculpture projects.
Historic train station with some exhibits showing the history of the city Topeka, the Santa Fe and Union Pacific train service.
An exceptional zoo with a living rainforest. There is a giant park area, carousel, and train just outside of the zoo gates.
Watersports and camping. There is a small waterpark at the beach.
Has four facilities for exercise and sports.
Regularly hosts concerts, plays and performances.
Hosts major events and conventions
Has drag, dirt and road racing events.
A quaint community blackbox theatre, regularly puts on plays and musicals, and specializes in children's camps.
Features a fun outdoor aquatic center (Blaisdell Pool), a small train, a rose garden, walking trails, baseball diamonds, playgrounds, a greenhouse, a dog park, and an amphitheatre with occasional music performances.
Fegularly puts on musicals, plays, and comedy acts featuring talented local performers.
This 183,000-sq-ft (17,000 m2) building may be one of the greatest libraries around, and is popular with people from across Kansas and out of state. There's a great selections of all media types including books, movies, music and periodicals. It also houses local art and screens classic movies for free.
Walking and biking trails, a pool, and baseball diamonds, as well as a BMX track.
Drive-in restaurant that features burgers. Featured in a popular show named American Classics, which Guy Fieri is in.
A family-owned restaurant that serves great authentic Mexican foods, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Reservations recommended.
A popular destination for breakfast and lunch.
Features more than 115 stores including Old Navy, Gap, and Macy's.
Featuring more than 50 unique shops and restaurants including The Classic Bean.
By train
Amtrak has a stop in Topeka which is served by the daily Chicago-Los Angeles Southwest Chief line.
By taxi
By car
Travelling by car is the easiest way to enter, exit and move around in Topeka.
By bus
By bus
Topeka Metro is the public bus system that runs through most of the main streets. +1 785 783-7000. The bus fare costs $2 per trip. A card that is good for 10 rides costs $18.
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