VACATION AND TRAVEL
Article by Michael Joseph Lynch
Topeka, Kansas Attractions
Kansas State Capitol Building
Saturday. The Capitol Store hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. Free Self-guided tours, an orientation video, and hands-on activities are available at the Capitol Visitor Center. Free 40-minute guided tours are also available, Monday through Saturday. Make reservations online!
If you love history, you will love this next attraction, which is the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park. The Monroe Elementary School, one of the segregated schools involved in the 1954 Supreme Court decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools is now a National Historical Park commemorating this landmark ruling. Although, the Brown v. Board decision did not stem from a single case. The
You will find that I love writing articles about capital cities in the USA because they always have some very nice attractions, some of which are top of the line things to see for Free. I have traveled this state and stayed there overnight, and yet it is very flat, but there is a lot to see and do there, that will hold your interest like it did for me.
The first attraction is the Kansas State Capitol Building, which was built in 1866, the Capitol building contains magnificent artwork, including murals by native-born artist John Steuart Curry, ornate architectural features, and elaborate Senate and House Chambers. The Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center: Open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.