Topeka, Kansas
Population: 122,377
Located in Shawnee County
With cultural amenities to rival big cities, Topekans revel in outdoor activities, excellent healthcare facilities, technologically advanced education, and a below-average cost of living...making Topeka one of the most livable cities in the Midwest! The Topeka skyline, looking from the southeast toward the northwest, shows the central city, rolling terrain, myriad trees, and the Kansas River. With seven reservoirs within a fifty-mile radius, there's plenty of time for boating, water skiing, rowing, and swimming. Over 90 parks offer fishing, hunting, and boating, hiking, jogging, soccer, softball, tennis, community centers, swimming pools and over a half-dozen public and private golf courses in the city. Topeka is proud to have some of the finest sports and recreation facilities in the country. Activities for the sports enthusiast include tennis, golf, camping, walking/jogging trails, and water sports. The young and young at heart will find hours of fun with miniature golf, roller-skating, go-carts and arcades. For heart-stopping action, visit Heartland Park Topeka for auto racing or Kansas Expocentre for Topeka Tarantulas hockey! From hunting and fishing to bowling and billiards, Topeka has an adventure for everyone! Visitors to the Kansas History Center can trace the state's history from the Indian era to the Civil War to modern day Kansas. The Center includes: the Kansas Museum of History with 22,000 square feet of national award-winning exhibits; the Center for Historical Research; the Koch Industries Education Center in the Potawatomi Mission; Discovery Place with hands-on exhibits for children; and Stach School which has been restored to its 1920's appearance. The Topeka Zoological Park is open every day of the year. The Tropical Rain Forest is just one of many special exhibits. Intimate views of nearly 400 animals from all over the world add to the reputation of the Topeka Zoo as one of the nation's finest small zoos. Major exhibits include Hill's Black Bear Woods, Animals and Man (a new Pachyderm Yard), Tropical Rain Forest, Discovering Apes, Lions Pride, Children's Zoo and Playground. Randall P's at the Zoo offers a delicious selection of hamburgers, hot dogs, and more. Courtesy www.topeka.org & http://tcvb.accesstopeka.com
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