• Botanica - The Wichita Gardens
  Step into an island of beauty and serenity where plants both new to Kansas and native to the prairie present an ever-changing palette of color and scent. Enjoy themed gardens such as the Shakespeare Garden, Rose and Wildflower Garden and the new Sensory Garden. Visit Botanica's Butterfly House and stroll among hundreds of free -flight butterflies. Come to Botanica throughout the summer and fall to learn more about these intriguing and beautiful creatures.
  
  
• Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
  On October 26, 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-525 establishing Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to commemorate the landmark Supreme Court decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. The site is located at Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas. Monroe was the segregated school attended by the lead plaintiff's daughter, Linda Brown, when Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was initially filed in 1951.
  
  
• Fort Larned National Historic Site
  Located in southwestern Kansas, Fort Larned was established in 1859 as a base of military operations against hostile Indians of the Central Plains, to protect traffic along the Santa Fe Trail and as an agency for the administration of the Central Plains Indians by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the terms of the Fort Wise Treaty of 1861. With nine restored buildings, it survives as one of the best examples of Indian Wars period forts. The visitor center has a museum, introductory slide show, library, rest rooms and bookstore. There is a nature trail and a detached site where one can still view ruts left in the ground from wagons that traveled down the Santa Fe Trail.
  
  
• Fort Scott National Historic Site
  Fort Scott National Historic Site consists of 20 historic structures, a parade ground and five acres of restored tallgrass prairie. The architectural style of the buildings is French Colonial with Greek Revival elements. The exteriors of the buildings are restored to their 1840s appearance. Located in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas.
  
  
• Kansas - NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
  Located in Kansas this area preserves, protects and interprets the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. The town of Nicodemus is symbolic of the pioneer spirit of African-Americans who dared to leave the only region they had been familiar with to seek personal freedom and the opportunity to develop their talents and capabilities.
  
  
• Kansas State Parks
  Kansas State Parks, information on park regulations, and current events.
  
  
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
  The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American Continent, less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills. Since this is a new park just under development, visitor opportunities are somewhat limited, but are slowly being expanded. Located in Kansas.
  
  

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