I'm here in Topeka on military orders. So far I've been very impressed with this capital! Lots of…read morehistory here and it's so beautiful! Lush green gras everywhere, although I am disappointed I have not seen a SINGLE sunflower! Extremely humid here which makes it seem hotter than it really is. Weather can also change from one extreme to the next. It was sunny and not a cloud in the sky, then later than night it started pouring rain with thunderstorms. People have been extremely friendly and courteous the whole time I've been here. Not a lot of cultural diversity here from what I've observed. All in all I wish I could stay longer and explore a bit more. Great first visit to Kansas!

First time in Topeka and the first all together in the state of Kansas, middle of the country…read more... Beautiful and all green for a Southwest El Paso,Texas resident. Here on military orders, planning on visiting many new places.

For years, we've driven past on I-70 and spotted the capital's dome. This trip we planned to get…read moreoff I-70 and visit the capital. Interestingly enough, the State of Kansas helped with those plans by closing I-70 through downtown. We took a guided history tour of the capital (about an hour) where we learned about the history of the building and got to see the very ornate senate hall and the house of representatives. We also got to see the governor's ceremonial office. The interior view of the capitol's dome is fabulous. I strongly recommend taking the guided tour.

It's hard to rate state capitol buildings as they all have something unique about each one of them…read more Like in Kansas, they have the dome which you can go to the top and go outside it! But I would advise that you do so if you are not afraid of heights. I've been skydiving before so I didn't think it was a big deal. But going up and down the steps was very intimidating. There's so much history in that part of the building as kids would write graffiti all over the inside of the top part by the dome. Kansas does have some cool history as it pays tribute to its culture, the Native Americans, its most famous residents, agriculture, and much more. A lot of it may surprise the visitor, or even a Kansas resident! Parking is underground, and it doesn't cost extra. They do have a cafeteria or restaurant in there.

This park has probably 5 or 6 acres of space, there is a climbing structure for kids, a full…read morebasketball court, a single tennis court, two volleyball nets with sand, plumbed restrooms, a large field with kids soccer net frames, a reservable picnic shelter with ten tables and two charcoal grills. There is abundant parking and a number of convenient trash cans. The play structure is on bark chips I stead of sand which I prefer as I don't get shoes full of sand at home care of my child.

Dr. Samuel Jay Crumbine (1862-1954) was a pioneer in public health who campaigned against the…read morecommon drinking cup, the common towel and spitting in public. At the age of 21, Crumbine entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery and graduated in 1888. Following that graduation, he moved to Kansas. In 1911, he assumed the duties of Dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Kansas. According to the wikipedia article, Dr. Crumbine was the model for "Doc Adams" on the long running TV show "Gunsmoke". The legendary lawmen of Dodge City - Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Luke Short and Bill Tilghman - were his contemporaries. The marker details all of this and more. "At a time when the public did not fully grasp the role of germs int he spread of disease, Crumbine believed educating the public was essential in combating tuberculosis and other illnesses common at the time." [Review 11411 overall, 1188 of 2019.]

Everything went along like clockwork, I was in and out in just a little while, they were very…read morethorough and had everything set up really good. Joyce

This place is awesome customer service superb I don't know the ladies name that helped me, but she…read morereally knows her stuff and took care of me and got me the birth certificate less than five minutes. The only thing I didn't care for was that stand kiosk, and type all information, I'm sure that it doesn't happen all the time, but the lady that was standing next to me entering her information while her husband stood by watching me. They should treat those kiosks the same as voter booths.

Born in Kansas? This is where you must send in your request to get a copy of your birth…read morecertificate. Staff is helpful and will get you in and out if choose to do a walk-in.

Saved my life multiple times, even when I messed up, you're my heroes!!!…read more And I did 2 years in county and I'm not a snitch but tpd saved my life man they really care about the community and I'm a harsh cinic on these kinda things but I can honestly say thank you so much for all you've done you're good people.

Excellent job by your officers. Arresting on the spot a crazy pedo that was caught by Predator…read morePoachers Team. This department and officers are doing an excellent job protecting the children of this community. I wish other departments in other states would take notes.

**review specifically of the notary office here***…read more Very friendly staff here at the notary office in Topeka. Every time I called, I got a live person (not a voice service) who was very informative,eager to help and friendly. I did everything over the phone and by mail to get my birth certificate Apostille, for dual citizenship purposes. Very straight forward and easy process . . . a piece of cake compared to the state of New Jersey (TRAIN WRECK) I was even able to request a new birth certificate and get it apostilled at the same time all over the phone/email. .. . remember you still must prove identification by drivers license AND PAssport (used in my case) which I faxed over to the office. I think it was $7.50 for the apostille and around $10 for the birth certificate this state was by far the easiest to get something apostilled and the cheapest ... NJ was the most expensive and the worst . . . but we'll save all that for another review