Day Trip to Emporia Kansas

Visit the William Allen White House

This Pulitzer Prize winning editor hosted presidents and other notables in his Emporia home. The website below gives you a preview of the handsome house.

The site hosts special events called Sundays on the Porch with literary entertainment or an ice cream social. In October they have a Spirits in the Garden and Flashlight Tour.

William Allen White House in Emporia

Kansas Historical Society maintains the historic site. It is located at 927 Exchange Street, Emporia.

phone: 620-342-2800

William Allen White Home Dedication, Emporia, Kansas

William Allen White Home Dedication, May 2005, Emporia, Kansas. Photos of the house and event.

More Places to Visit in Emporia, Kansas

Mountain Lion by dholtphoto
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David Traylor Zoo and Soden's Grove Park

The small David Traylor Zoo in Emporia Kansas is visitor friendly with some evening hours in summer, and with the larger animals viewable from automobiles.

Toad Hollow Daylily Farm

Toad Hollow Daylily Farm
View a slideshow of the garden and see a panorama view of the main garden.
Toad Hollow is owned and created by:
Nina and Gaylord West
1534 Road 170
Emporia, Kansas

Lyon County Historical Society & Museum

Lyon County Historical Museum and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Lyon County Kansas and providing historically related research, education and inform

Lyon County Historical Museum - Emporia, Kansas

The Lyon County Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Gothic Revival style brick building was originally the public library. This page shows some of the exhibits.

Places to Eat in Emporia, Kansas

Great restaurants to enjoy in Emporia

Bobby D's Merchant St. Bar-B-Que: It's all about da meat!

Welcome to Emporia's Merchant Street Bobby D's Bar-B-Que. Serving Emporia's Best Barbeque, Prk, Brisket, Ribs and Poultry smoked to perfection

Amanda's Bakery & Cafe - Emporia | Urbanspoon

Amanda's Bakery & Cafe, Bakery in Emporia. See 1 user review. Reviews from critics, food blogs and fellow diners.

We lunched in this cafe and my bowl of basil-tomato soup was thick and tasty. The crusty bread that accompanied it was great for dipping in the soup. My sister had a vegetarian sandwich that came on thick slices of homemade bread. The half sandwich was certainly a meal by itself. We indulged in the homemade cookies (peanut butter) for dessert. They were already out of the oatmeal and the chocolate chip ones by 1:00. Popular downtiown dining spot.

Welcome to Emporia's Main Street - Restaurants

Emporia Main Street, Inc. is part of the National Main Street Program designed to bring economic revitalization with an emphasis on restoration and preservation of historic shopping and business districts.

Background Information on Emporia, Kansas

Deep Mapping Emporia by Roger Heineken

Roger created a deep map, a concept popularized by author William Least-Heat Moon. His deep map consists of the original townsite of Emporia, Kansas. Roger covers about 26 miles of streets in the original square mile townsite,