If you have a bit of extra time and you’re willing to travel 35 miles, check out Cottonwood Falls. This vibrant destination boasts plenty to see and do. Z Bar/Spring Hill Ranch, Chase County Historical Society Museum and Chase County Courthouse alone justify the drive out here. Locals will also likely point you toward Topeka, 35 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Topeka Performing Arts Center. (But we’d also recommend Kansas State Capitol and Kansas Museum of History.)