Topeka is the capital city of the State of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County trip along with the promptbuscharters.com
Points of interest
The capitol building, built 1866-1903
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Gage Park
Kansas State Capitol, with murals by John Steuart Curry, including the portrait of John Brown towering over “Bleeding Kansas” and the Kansas prairie, and topped with the sculpture of an American Indian named Ad Astra
Kansas Expocentre and Landon Arena
Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field
Heartland Park Topeka, a major drag racing and road racing course just south of the city.
Kansas Museum of History
Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden, both parts of Gage Park.
Topeka High School
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Topeka Zoo, famous as the birthplace of the first golden eagle chick hatched in captivity and as the first zoo in the nation to have an indoor rain forest.
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site
Washburn University, the last city-chartered university in the United States.
Westboro Neighborhood
Potwin Neighborhood, originally its own town, Potwin has now been surrounded by the City of Topeka, though it still maintains its own mayor and traditions, including the Easter brunch and 4 July Parade.
Kansas Judicial Center, where both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for the state sit.
Cedar Crest, the Kansas Governor’s Mansion located on a hilltop overlooking the massive MacLennan Park.
Children’s Discovery Center
Great Overland Station, home of the Kansas Hall of Fame.