Topeka Apartments for Rent

If you?ll be working in Topeka, the drive from your apartment to work should be fairly painless. Most residents of Topeka and Shawnee County spend an average of only 15 minutes commuting to work each day. That should leave you with some extra time to enjoy all the features this riverside city has to offer.

If you love being outdoors, your decision to rent an apartment in Topeka was a good one. For water sports, travel to nearby Lake Shawnee for water skiing, rowing, sailing and fishing. There are more than 90 parks in Topeka that feature swimming pools, hiking, jogging, tennis courts and swimming pools, as well as several public and private golf courses. Or, take a friend on a walk to the river and enjoy the beautiful Topeka skyline.

In a downtown apartment in Topeka, you?ll find many nearby museums and landmarks, such as the interactive Brown vs. Board National Historic Site and Museum, the very educational Kansas State Capital, the unexpected Topeka Harley-Davidson Museum and the Charles Curtis House Museum. You can also spend about a half an hour admiring and learning about the Tiffany Windows at First Presbyterian Church in Topeka. Top off your downtown excursion with shopping and lunch.

Other attractions close to Topeka apartments include art galleries, performance arts theatres, annual events and local festivals. Spend a leisurely day visiting the award-wining exhibits at the Kansas Museum of History, the Combat Air Museum and the pioneer village of Old Prairie Town at Historic Ward-Meade Park.

When you need a break from cooking in your new apartment, Topeka has many unique local restaurants. In downtown Topeka, you?ll find many restaurants recommended by locals, such as Globe Indian Cuisine Restaurant, Pepe and Chele?s Mexican Restaurant and for a more eclectic menu, The Rendezvous Grille. If you?re a chocolate lover, splurge for dessert at Hazel Hill Chocolate Traditions. For Italian, travel west to Paisano?s Restaurant. If barbeque suits your taste buds, go west to Henry?s Grille inside the Topeka Harley-Davidson.

We?ve only scratched the surface of the many things you can do in Topeka. Find an apartment in Topeka today on ApartmentGuide.com and see for yourself everything this Midwest city has to offer.