Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park — Attraction in Topeka

I recently took my wife and toddler to visit the Brown v. Board of Education museum in Topeka, Kansas, and I must say, it was an incredible experience. We were fortunate to have a free tour from a very knowledgeable park ranger, and since there weren't many people there, we were able to take our time and really absorb all the information.

The museum covers the entire American civil rights movement, with a focus on segregation, desegregation, and the integration of schools. We learned so much about the historical context that led up to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, and it was eye-opening to see all the challenges and triumphs that were part of the civil rights movement.

Aside from the main exhibits, the museum also has a bookshop and outdoor signs with additional information, as well as a cool mural that caught our eye. I even got a few new books to learn more about the topic.

I particularly enjoyed learning more about Thurgood Marshall's role in the civil rights movement. The museum does an excellent job of highlighting the contributions of civil rights leaders like him.

Overall, I highly recommend the Brown v. Board of Education museum to anyone interested in American history or the civil rights movement specifically. The experience was engaging, informative, and inspiring, and it left us with a greater appreciation for the progress that has been made and the work that still...

We took our two young boys to this museum today, and the content, layout, and informative guides blew us away. Of special note, the first two rangers we came across were Joan and Dexter. Joan greeted us outside, gave us a bit of background of Brown v. Board and explained what we'd see inside. Once inside, Dexter took over and did an outstanding job of helping us not just understand things by imagining things, but he made things relatable. He has a gift of explaining and teaching, and I'm walking away from this experience hungry to learn more and really processing the content of this site and the words of Dexter.

This site is a true treasure, and I will be recommending all my friends and family to come see it and really spend some good time here. My family and I were here for about two hours, but I would have loved to have spend a lot more time here (With two small children, their attention span was waning.) ;) Thanks Dexter! You made our day by taking the time to talk with us, and we are looking forward to the good, but hard, conversations our family can begin having with each other...

This is a very well done national historic site by NPS. There are 2 info rooms where you can learn all about the brown vs edu court cases. They also have some true/false tests that you can take to quiz yourself. There are lots of short videos to watch too. There’s one short hallway that has some graphic (language) from the riots that were happening at the time and how they were treating African Americans. There are warning signs about it if you want to bypass it.

There is also another room that is a kindergarten classroom. They have it set up like how a classroom would look back there, and there is a table of building blocks for kids to play with which our 4 year old enjoyed.

You can get a Junior ranger badge so make sure to ask a ranger for a book. Speaking of the rangers, when we first walked in we were greeted and the ranger told us all about the place and the things that we should see in the time that we had available. They were super friendly and...