Best places in Shawnee County
Discover the best places in Shawnee County, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. Please note that certain places categories are intentionally excluded to ensure a refined selection. Ratings are based from 32 places in the city.
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Ted Ensley Gardens
Botanical garden
Large garden park with 1,500 species of plants & flowers, picnicking, trails & rock gardens.
4.80 (771 reviews)
2
Combat Air Museum
History museum
👍👍 Loved it! Great little hidden gem. My fiance was like a kid in a candy store. Planes from WWI to Modern day. French to German to Blue Angels. They have some that you can walk through and get an up close look at.
Staff was really sweet too.
Be advised that the hangers are not air conditioned, they...
4.80 (584 reviews)
3
Museum Of Kansas National Guard
Museum
👍👍 Nice place to visit and look at some of our nations military history for this area.
4.80 (406 reviews)
4
Lake Shawnee
Park
Manmade lake/recreation area with fishing, boating & swimming plus tennis, golf, camping & gardens.
4.60 (2.4K reviews)
5
Iliff Commons
Nature preserve
👍👍 I’m so happy I found this place to hike while visiting Topeka. The trails are well marked and it is great that dogs are allowed off leash. Thank you for sharing this wonderful area with the public!
4.90 (232 reviews)
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Banjo's Cafe
Cafe
🫤 Originally left 1 star because pretty much everything was under-seasoned and overcooked. Eggs, country style potatoes, sausage AND hashbrowns. Sausage patty could have knocked someone out if you threw it at them. Added 1 star for the flavorful hash, although it looked like it could have come out of...
$ $$$
4.60 (995 reviews)
7
The Shack II
Bar & grill
👍 Found this place while travelling for work. Went everyday we were in the area. Good sandwiches. Their cheesesteak is awesome and I liked their new chicken sandwich too. Kristi handles the lunch crowd really well. Fast and friendly.. I'll return if I'm in the area again.. Nothing fancy. Just good fo...
$ $$$
4.50 (614 reviews)
8
Vikings Grille Topeka
Bar & grill
👍👍 Enjoyed the service. Big space plenty of room for me to enjoy my meal without worry about being to close to people. Also able to talk without worry of others. Food was A+ and would love to visit again. I love local fare versus chain any day. It allows me to be myself and be able to meet other like m...
$$ $$
4.40 (1.1K reviews)
9
El Dorado Mexican Grille & Cantina
Mexican restaurant
👍👍 All the Food taste fantastic and the staff is the BEST, quick friendly service!
$ $$$
4.40 (567 reviews)
10
Topeka / Capital City KOA Journey
Campground
👍👍 I had a great experience staying at this place! They have nice, clean, pull through sites, and the staff members were very friendly. The game room is awesome too, they have ring toss, pool, ping pong, foosball, and more. There’s a nice little pond by the campground too which is cool. Overall I’d hig...
4.40 (439 reviews)
11
Victoria's
Bar
👍👍 Yall, this place is awesome as long as you know how to behave while fellowship ing with the coolest people in Topeka, I from Texas and they treated me like family Thanks YALL
$ $$$
4.50 (257 reviews)
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Lake Shawnee Campground
Campground
👍 Nice little campground. New areas for pull throughs and contained sewer hookups created this past summer. Friendly staff. We stayed in the older less expensive gravel area with was fine. Wish there was working Wi-Fi—this the 4 star rating.
4.40 (385 reviews)
14
Cryster Asian Diner
Asian restaurant
👍👍 Very good service and great food. Not busy and had little wait.
$$ $$
4.40 (240 reviews)
15
Parking - Shawnee County North Park
Park
👍👍 Paved trail about .85 miles long is nice for running and walking. Lots of people walk their dogs. Trails are great, especially for taking kids on little hikes. Trail goes over a stream, so make sure you can carry the little ones over the rocks. Bigger kids can jump from rock to rock. There's a nice...
4.50 (140 reviews)
17
Shawnee County State Park
Park
👍👍 We love coming out here. It's so quiet and the stars on a clear night are amazing. Great place to watch a meteor shower
4.20 (187 reviews)
19
Emory Lakes Apartments
Apartment rental agency
👍👍 I recently moved to Emory Lakes, and so far, I'm pleased that I made this choice. Trinity is an excellent and helpful leasing specialist. The community is quiet and well maintained. 100% recommended.
4.30 (90 reviews)
20
CrossFit Free State
Physical fitness program
👍👍 I am so glad that I reached out to the team at CrossFit Free State! I was hesitant at first as I had never been in a gym like this but I quickly found a group of individuals that encourage each other. All of the coaches are very knowable and helpful thru every work out. Though I have only been going...
5.00 (33 reviews)