Topeka, Kansas is the capital city with family-friendly attractions, history -- Civil War to Civil Rights -- and festivals throughout the year. Hotels are 20 minutes or less from Rock Chalk Park.

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Topeka, city, capital (1861) of Kansas, U.S., and seat (1857) of Shawnee county. Topeka lies on the Kansas River in the eastern part of the state. The name Topeka is of uncertain Indigenous origin; one interpretation is “smoky hill,” and another is “a good place to dig potatoes.”

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Around a century before, Topeka was on the Oregon Trail, and at the Kansas Museum of History you can put yourself in the shoes of emigrants on that epic journey. If you come to Topeka in the summer, you’re sure to spend some time in Gage Park, which is home to the city’s zoo and a whole patchwork of other attractions including an enchanting ...

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