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Champions Landing [favorite_button]

Champions Landing is a multi-sports facility that includes a premier championship 18-hole disc golf course, a 9-hole ball golf course, pickleball courts, meeting and banquet rooms, a pool, Champs Bar… Read more

David Traylor Zoo of Emporia [favorite_button]

Visit the David Traylor Zoo and experience exotic animals and lush botanicals in a beautifully landscaped setting. See bald eagles, lemurs, prairie dogs, a mountain lion, birds, water features and… Read more

Emporia Family Fun Center [favorite_button]

Come play a round of miniature golf at the Emporia Family Fun Center.

Emporia Public Library [favorite_button]

Stop by the library and keep the kids entertained with near daily events that include story time and crafts. In the summer, the library hosts brown bag lunch concerts. Every… Read more

Flint Hills Lanes [favorite_button]

Enjoy an afternoon or evening of fun with family and friends at Flint Hills Lanes. They offer 24 lanes of bowling with easy automatic scoring. Book a party, join a… Read more

Imaginarium [favorite_button]

Imaginarium is a STEM education center and makerspace providing fun learning opportunities to kids of all ages. Parents can enroll children in classes that explore robotics, LEGOs, 3D printing, engineering,… Read more

Johnston Geology Museum [favorite_button]

See a western Kansas Cretaceous mosasaur, a giant ground sloth, a mastodon tusk plus other displays in the ESU Geology Museum. The museum contains geological specimens predominantly from Kansas. Included… Read more

Jones Aquatic Center [favorite_button]

Splash down the water slides, relax on lazy river and play in the zero-depth entry pool. Open daily Memorial Day to mid-August. The outdoor pool and slides can be rented… Read more

Jones Park [favorite_button]

This 70 acre park located in Northwest Emporia offers some of the best disc golf in the area, as well as plenty of room to walk or run, two fishing… Read more

Lyon County History Center [favorite_button]

This historic building in Downtown Emporia houses over 150,000 artifacts, as well as a model train exhibit and gift shop with Kansas and local items. Open Tuesday through Saturday. Lyon County… Read more

Peter Pan Park [favorite_button]

For nearly 100 years, Peter Pan Park has been one of Emporia’s largest and most beautiful parks, with over 50 acres to explore. The park, one of several in use… Read more

Prophet Aquatic Research & Outreach Center (PAROC) [favorite_button]

The Prophet Aquatic Research & Outreach Center, located on King Lake on the Emporia State University campus, provides hands-on learning opportunities for students and the public. The center is open… Read more

Rainbow Arch Bridge [favorite_button]

Sertoma Miniature Train & Soden’s Grove Park [favorite_button]

The Sertoma miniature train is a favorite of children young and old. Located in Soden’s Grove Park on South Highway 99 at the Cottonwood River, the train operates from June… Read more

Southwest Santa Fe Skateboard Park [favorite_button]

The Southwest Santa Fe Skateboard Park is a free, unsupervised park open to skateboarders and in-line skaters. This hybrid park features rails, transitions and quarterpipe.

Sweet Granada Chocolate Cafe [favorite_button]

The Sweet Granada is a specialty sweets shop featuring handmade chocolates, as well as other confections and gifts. At the heart of the Arts and Entertainment district and next to… Read more

The Axe Shedd [favorite_button]

If your aim is to carve a slice of fun out of your day then head over to The Axe Shedd. They have 6 axe throwing lanes, corn hole, a… Read more