Kansas State Capitol - Topeka, Kansas

Kansas State Capitol Building

10th and Jackson
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-3966

Self guided tours: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
7 days a week

Free Capitol Building Tours:
Monday - Friday
9 AM 10 AM 11 AM
1 PM 2 PM 3 PM

The Kanza figure at the top is named Ad Astra (to the stars).

The best free attraction in the Kansas State Capitol, is the Kansas State Capitol Building. The Capitol is open to visitors from 8 AM - 5 PM, Monday through Friday, with free tours conducted by the State Historical Society 4 - 6 times during the day. The hours posted above are subject to change, so be sure to call (785) 296-3966 to confirm times in advance.

New for 2006 are free tours to the top of the capitol dome taking 45 minutes and climbing 296 steps from the 5th floor of the building to view both the interior and the surrounding community. The tour days change to Tuesday - Saturday From Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Construction of the Kansas State Capitol Building began in 1866. Although the Capitol Building was in use by the legislature starting in 1869, it took 37 years and $3,200,000 to complete. The Capitol is 399 feet by 386 feet, and 304 feet to the top of the cupola. The stone is brown sandstone from the bluffs along Deer Creek, near Vinewood, in Shawnee County, Kansas.

John Brown - John Steuart Curry Murals
John Steuart Curry's John Brown mural - the capitol has many murals painted by Curry in 1940-1941

Kansas House of Representatives Chamber
The Chamber of the House of Representatives

Kansas State Senate Chamber
Senate Chamber viewed from the president's rostrum. There are 28 hand cast bronze columns
decorated with morning glories and roses.

The Kansas State Library on the third level of the State Capitol is open to the public - (800) 432-3919.
Notice the glass floor.

Kansas State Flag from space
Kansas State Flag which orbited the earth in the space shuttle Columbia (STS-2) on November 12 - 14, 1981.

Interior of Kansas State Capitol Dome from the main floor

Kansas State Capitol Dome Tours Kansas State Historical Society's Capitol website
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