The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

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Day764

Day 764 — Capitol & Civil Rights — Topeka

Full day4h 30m planned

716Trail & Cars 717Free Day 718North to the Black Hills 719Rushmore & Crazy Horse 720The Badlands 721Wind Cave & Custer 722Free Day 723To Deadwood 724The Wild West 725Free Day 726East to Wall Drug 727The Emporium 728Free Day 729East to the capital 730Capital on the River 731Free Day 732North to North Dakota 733The Capital 734West to Medora 735Theodore Roosevelt NP 736Free Day 737East to Fargo 738Downtown & the Woodchipper 739Free Day 740South to the Corn Palace 741Corn & Falls 742Free Day 743South to Omaha 744The Zoo 745Old Market & the River 746Free Day 747West to Lincoln 748The Tower Capitol 749Free Day 750South into Kansas 751The Ball of Twine 752Free Day 753Southwest to Dodge 754Dodge City 755The Flint Hills 756Free Day 757South to Wichita 758Plains & Cowtown 759Free Day 760North to Abilene 761Ike & the Old West 762Free Day 763East to Topeka 764Capitol & Civil Rights 765Free Day 766East to Kansas City

The dome and Brown v. Board.

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM· 2h 30m
Kansas State CapitolState CapitolsAnchor
Climb the dome past John Brown in the 'Tragic Prelude' mural.
300 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM· 2h
Brown v. Board of Education NHSMuseums & HistoryAnchor
The former segregated school at the heart of the case that ended 'separate but equal.'
1515 SE Monroe St, Topeka, KS

What the colours mean

On this day

State Capitols1
Museums & History1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here