Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Caution Temporary Entrance to Visitor Center

As construction work continues in front of Monroe School (the park visitor center), visitors are asked to enter the building through the north door (to the right as you face the building). Use caution when crossing the streets from the visitor parking lot and do not enter the construction areas. Handicap parking is not available in the parking lot behind the building; instead, please use the marked temporary spots in front of the building.

Overview

The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It's taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for a common goal to carry the country toward true equality. Parents, teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students drove their communities, and the country along with them, toward justice in a series of often unsteady turns leading to the Brown v. Board decision.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Visitor Center: We are currently open Tuesday through Saturday. We are closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Getting there

The park is located in downtown Topeka, Kansas at 1515 SE Monroe Street.

Visitor centers

Weather

Kansas has a temperate but continental climate, with great extremes between summer and winter temperatures but few long periods of extreme hot or cold.

Phone: 7853544273

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Front entrance to Monroe school
Exterior of Monroe School · NPS Photo
Monroe School and park visitor center
Monroe Elementary School · NPS Photo
Visitors join a national park program around the Monroe school building and grounds
National park programs · NPS Photo

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