Kansas State Capitol

Climb 296 steps to the top of the dome and see John Steuart Curry's Tragic Prelude mural inside the Kansas Statehouse.

SW 8th Ave between SW Harrison St and SW Van Buren St · Topeka, KS

About Kansas State Capitol

The Kansas State Capitol took 37 years to build and was finished in 1903 on 20 acres in downtown Topeka. Free guided tours lead you up 296 steps to the top of the dome, where you can walk the outside balcony for views over the city. On the second floor, John Steuart Curry's mural Tragic Prelude shows a towering John Brown, and the bronze Ad Astra statue of a Kansa Native American tops the dome.

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The closest stops to Kansas State Capitol, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
Local Gem
Kansas Tourism
No admission fee
The official state tourism office, promoting travel and trip planning across Kansas.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
No admission fee
Tour the former Monroe Elementary School, where exhibits trace school segregation and the 1954 Supreme Court ruling.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Topeka
No admission fee
The Kansas state capital, home to the domed Capitol building and several museums.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sports & Outdoors
Reinisch Rose Garden and Doran Rock Garden
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A rose garden in Topeka's Gage Park with about 180 rose varieties and a neighboring rock garden and pond.
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Shopping
West Ridge Mall
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Enclosed shopping mall in Topeka, Kansas, offering a mix of local and national retailers and restaurants.
Transit: reachable by public transit
4.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Museums
Kansas Historical Society
Under $25
State agency in Topeka that preserves and shares Kansas history through its museum, archives, and historic sites.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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