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Topeka, Kansas

Heartland Park Topeka, one of the world's fastest tracks, is nationally known for record-breaking performances on its ultra-quick, quarter-mile dragstrip. The complex offers a 2.5 mile Grand Prix roadcourse, a 1.625 mile Club Course, a 1.75 mile stock car roadcourse, a state-of-the-art quarter-mile dragstrip, a nine-tenths mile off-road dirt course, a three-eighths mile dirt oval, numerous test track configurations, and a paddock for 600 race cars. Nestled in the rolling Flint Hills, Heartland Park Topeka is surrounded by a patchwork quilt of colors -- lush greens, rich shades of gold and brown, and a big blue sky supplying spectacular sunsets. The complex was specifically designed to provide for the comfort of spectators and participants alike. Since its premier opening in August 1989, the motorsports complex has attracted thousands of spectators, and has been the setting for two motorsport world records.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Topeka ScareCrows Hockey

After three years as a professional team in the Central Hockey League, the Topeka ScareCrows are now in the United States Hockey League. The Crows compete against 12

Topeka, KS Professional Sports

Historic Ward-Meade Park Living Museum

History comes to life at Historic Ward-Meade Park as period dressed guides, including a "school marm," reenact prairie life circa 1900

Topeka, KS Museums

Carousel in the Park & Gage Park Mini-Train

Two of the most popular attractions in Gage Park are the 1908 restored Carousel and the Mini-Train that circles the park. Built in 1908 by the Herschell-Spillman company of New York, Topeka's carousel offers timeless entertainment housing a 1909 Wurlitzer band organ. Purchased by the city in 1986

Topeka, KS Fun Centers

Topeka High School

Designed by Topeka architect Thomas W. Williamson, Topeka High School was completed in 1931 at a cost of over one million dollars. Today, it is one of the city's most distinguished landmarks. The mast spar from "Old Ironsides" can be seen on the east lawn of the school.

Topeka, KS Architecture

Lake Shawnee Recreational Area

Lake Shawnee is a man-made, 411-acre lake offering fishing, boating, sailing and swimming. Within the 1,600-acre park surrounding the lake are foot trails, fish hatcheries (for stocking the lake), a golf course, a marina, tennis courts, shelter houses, horseback trails, ball diamonds, and gardens.

Topeka, KS Recreation

Things to do near Topeka, KS

Kansas Walleye Association

You are invited to the five scheduled tournaments at some of the finest lakes in Kansas. The KWA welcomes anglers of a...