Get a blast of the past in this western Kansas state capital, which was founded in 1854 by a group of anti-slavery activists and later played a key role in the civil rights movement. Visit the Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site, which celebrates those involved in the 1954 Supreme Court decision that deemed segregated schools unconstitutional. Continue your back-in-time travel at Ward Meade Park, which features an early 1900s town, Victorian mansion, one-room schoolhouse and log cabins. View aircraft dating from World War I at the Combat Air Museum, and visit Cedar Crest, the historic Governor's home, overlooking the Kansas River. Aside from historical attractions, Topeka is also known for its world-class motor sports racing site, Heartland Park Topeka, with its record-breaking quarter-mile drag strip. Topeka has its share of cultural attractions as well in the form of numerous art galleries, live theater and local symphony and opera companies. For a great family outing, head over to the Topeka Zoological Park for a visit to the tropical rain forest, naturalistic bear dwelling and the children's petting zoo, featuring llamas and sheep.
Restaurants in Topeka
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Great floor, staff and good music fun family atmosphere with reasonable prices and clean snackbar. Perfect for getting the lead out
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Sports Center is a family entertainment center featuring 18 holes of Goony Golf, 36 holes of Putter Golf, Go Carts for kids of all ages, nine baseball/softball batting cages, a golf driving range, and arcade room. The Goony Golf course features a 20 foot high T-Rex dinosaur,a ten foot high bunny, giant crocodile, life-size igloo, a volcano. Two sizes of Go Carts can accomodate both kids and adults.
My son and I did the miniature golf and golf range. There are three mini-golf courses. We played the Goony Golf course. It was very kitschy (in a great way) & reminded me of courses I played as a child. Some of the attractions are limited due to the pandemic, but is still worth a visit and good family fun!
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