Topeka, Capital city in Kansas, United States.
The Kansas State Capitol building stands in downtown Topeka with classical architecture, marble floors, and a copper dome reaching 304 feet high.
In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case in Topeka led to a Supreme Court ruling that ended racial segregation in American public schools.
The Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University contains over 4,000 artworks from regional and national artists, focusing on Kansas and American art.
The Kansas Children's Discovery Center in Gage Park features 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibits and a 4.5-acre outdoor learning environment.
The Ward-Meade mansion, built in 1870, includes a working vintage pharmacy with original fixtures and implements from the Victorian period.
Location: Shawnee County
Inception: 1854
Elevation above the sea: 288 m
Website: http://topeka.org
GPS coordinates: 39.04833,-95.67804
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:12
Equality House
3.7 km
Kansas State Capitol
37 m
Topeka High School
656 m
Cedar Crest
6.3 km
Gage Park
4.6 km
Topeka Zoo
4.2 km
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
1.1 km
Combat Air Museum
11.3 km
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1.6 km
Kansas Museum of History
8.5 km
Great Overland Station
2.1 km
Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden
4.6 km
Yager Stadium
2.6 km
Constitution Hall
822 m
Kanza Bowl
3.3 km
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
997 m
Ward-Meade House
1.7 km
Church of the Assumption and Rectory
369 m
Memorial Building
273 m
Evel Knievel Museum
2.1 km
Topeka Council of Colored Women's Clubs Building
1.4 km
Pottawatomie Baptist Mission Building
8.4 km
Discovery Center of Kansas
4.8 km
St. John's Lutheran School
803 m
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church
399 m
Westminster Presbyterian Church of Topeka
2.2 km
Combat Air Museum
12 km
Chester B. Woodward House
1 kmReviews
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