Stay & Play All Day in Topeka
Located at the country’s crossroads, Topeka has always welcomed travelers looking for pit stops and points of interest before resuming their journey. But in the past few years, a collaborative, concerted effort among several organizations, particularly Visit Topeka, has made the capital city a destination in itself.
“If you build a place people want to visit, you build a place people want to live,” said Brett Oetting, president of Visit Topeka. “Topeka is becoming both because of the wide array of opportunities available for entertainment and enrichment. There’s always something to do on any given weekend, so the question is no longer what is there to do but how do I fit everything in.”
Oetting says more than 100,000 visitors come to Topeka per year and spend more than $350 million when they do. He encourages Topekans as well as tourists to experience the city anew because much has changed.
“Bring your family and friends out to explore what we have to offer—indoors or outdoors in any season,” he said. “Multiple festivals, new attractions and historical treasures showcasing how Topeka shaped the country’s history encourage visitors and residents alike to come and stay and play all day.”
B&B THEATRES
Located in Wheatfield Village at 29th Street and Fairlawn Road, the theater features electric, leather, heated recliners and nine premium large format screens. (Read More)
EVEL KNIEVEL
With his leather-clad charisma, motorcycle stunts and marketing prowess, Evel Knievel became a daredevil and entertainer celebrated worldwide. (Read More)
GREAT PLAY
Few places offer as much variety in banishing boredom as GreatPLAY, a multi-faceted facility featuring indoor and outdoor diversions. (Read More)
KICKER HEARTLAND STAMPEDE MUSIC FESTIVAL
For the inaugural Kicker Heartland Stampede Music Festival, an estimated 20,000 or more people per day will converge in the capital city. (Read More)
TOPEKA PILOTS
Unlike most professional sports, hockey players hoping to play for Division 1 schools, and ultimately a professional team, typically have to compete in a junior league… (Read More)
