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Welcome to Topeka!
Here you will find all you need to know regarding hotels*, area attractions, kidZone and a few little known facts about Kansas & Topeka.
Have a question about Topeka that isn't listed here? Feel free to contact Visit Topeka, Inc. at(800) 235-1030.
Hotels
- The following hotels will honor these rates upon availablity. Prices do not include tax.
*You must call the properties directly and ask for the SCCA Promotional Rate. These rates are not available online.
Ramada-Host Hotel 800-432-2424
$89.00 Standard Room
Capital Plaza Hotel 785-431-7200
$92.00 Standard Room
Courtyard by Marriot 785-271-6165
$119.99 Double Queen
Country Inn & Suites 785-478-9800
$99.00 Standard Room & Suite
Econo Lodge 785-267-1681
$52.89 Standard Room/1 Bed
Holiday Inn Topeka Holidome 800-822-0216
$89.00 Standard Room
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 800-516-4662
$89.00 Standard Room
The Senate Luxury Suites 800-488-3188
$120.00 Two Bedroom Suite $90.00-$95.00 Full Suite with Kitchenette $85.00 Studio
Super 8 at Forbes Landing 785-862-2222
$72.99 Standard Room
Area Attractions
Here is just a sample of what one can do in Topeka, check out
Visit Topeka, Inc. for much more! Click
here for a more complete list of things to do in and around Topeka.
Kansas State CapitolCombat Air MuseumKansas National Guard MuseumBrown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site & MuseumKansas Museum of HistoryGreat Overland StationGage Park & the Topeka Zoological ParkOther Points of Interest
Oz Museum - Wamego, KSUniversity of Kansas - Lawrence, KSMassachusetts Street in Downtown Lawrence
kidZone
Hey kids...take a break from the track and come hang out at kidZone!! Click
here for all the info.
Did you know...?
Brush up on your Topeka and Kansas knowledge here!
*Capitol City: Topeka
*Nickname: Sunflower State
*State Motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" Latin for "To the stars through difficulty."
*Kansas became the 34th US state on January 29, 1861
*Helium was discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
*Most people say that Kansas is "flatter" than a pancake and it certainly looks like it is. However it actually slopes from an elevation of more than 4,000 feet along the Colorado border to 700 feet on the Missouri line!
*Topeka is the home of the smiling character Alfred E. Newman, long recognized as the logo character for Mad Magazine. The character was the logo for a Topeka dentist who professed his services "didn't hurt a bit!"
*Topeka is the home of Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site. The site was designated to commemorate the landmark Supreme Court decision of May 17, 1954, which ended segregation in public schools. Topeka's Monroe School, the all-black school cited in Brown V. Board of Education, will be converted to a national park detailing the court case and the integral role of the Brown decision in the Civil Rights Movement. The park is scheduled to open in May 2003.
*Topeka's Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant is the world's largest producer of earthmover tires and the corporation's sole North American manufacturer of earthmover tires for mining and construction operations. The Topeka plant is also a major manufacturer of radial truck tires used worldwide.