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Topeka, located in Shawnee County, serves as the capital of Kansas. The metropolitan area is rich in history and highly favored by nature. It lies on rich sandy loam river bottomland where Indians lived for many years using the excellent fords on the Kansas (Kaw) River. Among the first permanent settlers were three French-Canadian (Pappan) brothers. They married three Kanza (Kansas) Indian sisters and established a ferry over the river in 1842. A grandson from one of the marriages was Charles Curtis, the only Vice-President of the United States to be of Indian descent. (Charles Curtis served with President Herbert C. Hoover from 1929 to 1933.) In the 1800s, Topeka served as a gateway west for pioneers traveling on the Oregon Trail or by railroad.
Topeka is home to the highly acclaimed Kansas Museum of History where you'll step back in time and learn all about the land that is Kansas. Relive the history of Kansas through exhibits, videos, and programs.
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site overlooks the Oregon Trail's ferry site across the Kansas River. The site includes the original Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad depot from Pauline as well as a turn of the century town, botanical gardens, and dinners served by hosts in period dress.
Topeka has been an active participant in the modern-day Civil Rights Movement. The Monroe School is the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic site where visitors gain an understanding and appreciation for the role of this decision in the Civil Rights Movement.
Gage Park houses the Topeka Zoo, Reinisch Rose Gardens with over 6,500 plants, offering 400 varieties, and a 1908 Carousel that houses a 1909 Wurlitzer organ. Tour the Combat Air Museum, the Capitol Building, and the Governor's home - Cedar Crest. First Presbyterian Church, built over 112 years ago, is the site of a unique presentation of Tiffany windows. Louis C. Tiffany came to Topeka in 1911 and produced these windows. First Presbyterian Church is the only church west of the Mississippi River to have all Tiffany windows. Visit Heartland Park, a state-of-the-art motor sports complex. The Topeka area has an abundance of campgrounds and lakes, as well as hiking and biking trails.
For more information about Topeka contact Visit Topeka Incorporated at (785) 234-1030, 1-800-235-1030, e-mail tamra@visitTopeka.com, or visit visitTopeka.com.
Top Tourist Attractions in Topeka: Travel Guide Kansas
Top Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Topeka: Travel Guide Kansas
Gage Park, Kansas State Capitol Building, Lake Shawnee, Kansas Museum of History, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Ward Meade Park, Topeka Zoological Park, Combat Air Museum, Ted Ensley Gardens, First Presbyterian Church Topeka, Museum of the Kansas National Guard
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Visit Topeka visits Old Prairie Town- Old Prairie Town at Ward Meade Historic Park has had an exciting year. They were recently nominated for the 2012 Best of the Road series by Rand McNally. This summer, tons of events will be happening at Old Prairie Town. The summer events kick off with Kids Stampede. Bring your children out for a fun day of singing and dancing with local musicians. Wheatstock 8 features artists in the bluegress and acoustic genre for your entertainment. You also get to dine out in beautiful surroundings. July kicks off the Summer Concert Series, so don't forget your lawn chair or your blanket to lay on.
For more information, go to VisitTopeka.com
Combat Air Museum - Topeka KS [Explore Kansas]
Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas, is museum at Topeka Regional Airport / Forbes Field. Located 10 km south CBD of Topeka KS.
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Best things to do in Topeka, Kansas (KS) - Topeka has so many places to visit by tourist. This capital of Kansas State is the best places to get a blast of the past.
Topeka has so many historical sites such as Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site, Ward Meade Park, The Great Overland Station, Cedar Crest, etc. But the first places that you must visit where you in Topeka KS are Kansas State Capitol Building.
In Topeka, there are some popular military museums such as Combat Air Museum and Museum of the Kansas National Guard. There are some other specialty museums such as Evel Knievel Museum, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Children's Discovery Center, Mulvane Art Museum, etc.
Don't forget to visit parks, gardens or nature & wildlife places in Topeka KS, for example Lake Shawnee, Gage Park, Topeka Zoological Park and Ted Ensley Gardens.
Other best places in Topeka KS that you must visit is First Presbyterian Church Topeka, Norsemen Brewing Company, Going Bonkers, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka Performing Arts Center, Happy Basset Brewing Company, Kansas Expo Centre, Topeka Cemetery Association, Iwig Dairy Store and Rusty Haggles Antiques.
Watch this video to know where is the best places to visit or what things to do in Topeka - Kansas (KS) from Explore Kansas. Hope this video could help you decide where the attractions in Topeka KS that you must visit on holiday.
Around Kansas - Wamego's Tulip Festival - April 13, 2016
(Frank) And here we are again. (Deb) Tip toeing through the tulips. (Frank) I was just going to do that, Tip toe through the tulips! (Deb) Michael's too young to remember that. Tiny Tim. Remember when Tiny Tim got married on Johnny Carson? (Frank) Yes. (Deb) That's really dating us. I was five, I don't know. Maybe two. Maybe I was just two years old. But I remember it when he got married on the show. (Frank) I think I'd just been born. (Deb) Yes, exactly. It was a long time ago. (Frank) Yes, well then of course here in Topeka you can tip toe through the tulips because it is Tulip Time. It's going on and that's at Ward Meade and of course up on Elevation Drive and let's see in Gage Park, there's a new tulip garden there now. And so it's really a great thing. This is something that really Gerald Binkley kind of started at his home up on Elevation Lane. He had literally thousands of tulips that he planted and they would come up and people went up there. It's now expanded because now it's out at Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee which Gerald of course, also had a great deal to do with getting that developed and all that. (Deb) Amazing man. (Frank) And I think this Spring is a little more conducive to the tulips staying around a little while because I know a few years, the tulips would come and it'd be, ah great and then it would be 85 degrees for four or five days and the tulips would go, we're done now! (Deb) Yes, true. (Frank) Hopefully this year, the tulips will survive a little better and you're going to be able to really, really see some nice stuff. Yes, there is an admission charge; it's like $5 dollars. But what it does is that buys more tulip bulbs and it helps maintain the gardens. (Deb) Right. Yes, keeps everything going. (Frank) Well worth it. (Deb) And Botanica down at Wichita they've got tulips too and all over Wichita. So, wherever you are look for the tulips in bloom because there's a lot of places, if you're not here in Topeka we'd love for you to come see us, but if you're not in Topeka, there are a lot of places to go and of course, there is Wamego this weekend. (Frank) Oh yes, yes, we can't forget, I mean here we go Dutch bulbs in Wamego. (Deb) That's right. Dutch bulbs. (Frank) So tip toe through the tulips. (Deb) Take your ukulele. (Frank) The discovery of gold near Denver brought many through Wamego on the Smoky Hill Trail in the mid 1800s. In 1863, the Kansas Pacific Railroad began building the main line for passengers and freight bound westward across the plains. Seizing this opportunity, The Wamego Town Company founded and laid out a new town site - Wamego - along the proposed rail in 1866, 150 years ago. Wamego's annual Tulip Festival starts 150 days of celebration for the small town with a big experience. Chamber director Megan Umscheid said events through September will highlight the town's history. The city park has been the center of the community for decades and the windmill has been its focal point. Constructed by a Dutch settler, the mill was dismantled and hauled by 35 horses to the park. The mill, in turn, inspired the planting of tulips and when organizers were wanting to start an arts and crafts fair nearly 30 years ago, they were inspired to take advantage of the park's scenery and the Tulip Festival was born. And has it blossomed! A juried show, more than 130 vendors come from throughout the Midwest to share their wares. There is as much to buy as there are tulips! Food vendors include items from The Land of Kansas. The park is so much more than a grassy space. With the mill, other historic buildings, including the museum, and the Children's Train, the park is a real destination. The Children's Train is another tradition that was saved by the community when it needed to be rehabbed and operates free-of-charge from Mid-April through Mid-October. Join Wamego in celebrating 150 years of an Oz-some community at the Tulip Festival or other events throughout the year. Check out their website and Facebook pages for schedules.
Cruising Topeka Kansas /Gage Park
Driving around Topeka Kansas and Gage Park on a rainy Day in May 2015
White Lakes Market Topeka Kansas Grand Opening 7-19-2015
Starting July 19 and going till the end of October is a outdoor flea market/ swap meet!!
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TOPEKA KS TULIP EXPLOSION
Tulip festival has begun in the Topeka area as the garden societies have planted thousands of tulips at Lake Shawnee Ensley Gardens in huge awesome display gardens flowing throughout with running water features that flow down to the lake.Gage Park has completed the new gardens with a beautiful pond setting along with beds throughout the park. Many other parks and areas also have huge displays. A definite destination place.
Ted Ensley Gardens - Beautiful Place in Topeka KS [Explore Kansas]
Ted Ensley Gardens in Topeka KS are one of the best gardens near Lake Shawney (west side) in Kansas State. Ted Ensley Gardens has beautiful panoramic view and also include rock gardens, meditation garden, rose gardens, water gardens, gazebo, fountains and pergola. Visitors can rent gazebo or pergola for the special occasions and weddings.
Ted Ensley Gardens in Topeka - Kansas take place in 9.5 acres area at the intersection of SE 37th Street and West Edge Rd., (3650 SE West Edge Rd. Visit Ted Ensley Gardens and enjoy the beautiful view.
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Topeka, Kansas - Pack Your Bags - Visit Topeka Inc. - Discover Topeka's pivotal role in American history in our museums, statehouse and beyond. Explore our new arts district and fun dining options. Start your adventure in the capital city of Kansas at VisitTopeka.com for more information about Topeka's top-rated attractions, affordable family fun, diverse outdoor adventures, numerous historic treasures and unique shopping.
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Welcome to Topeka, a Capital Place! You can do it all in Topeka, and we hope that you do. Discover Topeka's pivotal role in American history in our museums, statehouse and beyond. Explore our new arts district and fine dining options. Start your adventure in the capital city of Kansas right here with our hot ideas for a weekend getaway, a family vacation or an outdoor adventure.
Whether visiting Topeka for business or pleasure, we hope that you explore our numerous first-class attractions, art galleries and performing arts venues. Our many diverse attractions reflect our city's prominent past and its movement towards a progressive future. Did you know that Topeka played an important role in our nation's fight for freedom in the Civil War, and then again in the Civil Rights Movement?
See architectural wonders and historical treasures, like the Kansas Statehouse, Constitution Hall, the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site and the Charles Curtis House Museum. Enjoy fresh air and sunshine with a stroll in our expansive outdoor parks, nature trails and at scenic Lake Shawnee. Feel the excitement of race day at Heartland Park Raceway or cheer on the home team at an action-packed sporting event. From Washburn University athletics to collegiate baseball, junior ice hockey and indoor football, Topeka has events to cheer about year round.
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Indian Creek/Greenway Trail
Another area from Greenway Trail in Kansas City, Missouri. This area runs along Indian Creek. A historical sign about the Watts Mill reads as follows below:
The Return of the Millstone
'During the 107 years of its operation (1832-1939) the Fitzhugh/Watts mill used a number of buhrstones for the grinding of corn into cornmeal or wheat into flour. Imported from France, the limestone and silica stones were used in pairs. Eventually they wore down and were replaced with new stones.'
'The discarded milestones took on new lives. One graced the walkway of the Field's family home for many years. The other became the doorstep of the Watt's house, which stood just west of the site. According to historian Bill Crotty, Stubbins and Nancy Katherine Watts were married standing on that stone. Later, their friend and neighbor, fronteirsman Jim Bridger, visited the home many times, probably crossing that threshold at the kitchen door.'
'Old millstones also mark the graves of the Watts family, buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetary south of Stanley, Kansas.'
'These stones were donated by Stanley Fields III and Jim Gray.'
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Gage Park - Best Park in Topeka KS [Explore Kansas]
Gage Park in Topeka KS is a beautiful park and one of top attractions in Topeka. This 160 acre park has a history long time ago back to 1899, 80 acres of land west of Topeka between 10th and 6th strees was donated by the heirs of Guilford Gage.
Gage Park in Topeka KS is the one of favorite best place for citizens of Topeka and northeast Kansas. If you are planning a birthday party, family reunion, wedding, corporate picnic or just want to enjoying the day, Gage Park is one of the recommended place for all persons.
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Lake Shawnee 2015 July 4th Part 1 of 2
Fireworks display at Lake Shawnee, Topeka, KS.
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Bigfoot at Garfield park Topeka ks
This was a free Bigfoot demo at Garfield park. Pretty bad ass.