Emporia (Kansas)

Emporia is a city in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. It is the county seat of Lyon County and the home of Emporia State University and William Allen White. == Get in == === By car === === By bus === Greyhound has a stop at 2000 Industrial Road. There are a few hotels five and six blocks away from the stop. == Get around == === By bus === Lyon County Area Transit (LCAT) (+1 620-343-4207) operates two routes. The common transfer point is at the Newman Regional Health hospital at 1201 West 12th Ave. == See == Historic structures. 1 David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, 75 Soden Rd, ☏ +1 620-341-4365. Sa Su 10AM-4ː30PM. Free. (updated Jul 2025) 2 Red Rocks State Historic Site (William Allen White House), 927 Exchange St, ☏ +1 620-342-2800, kshs.redrocks@ks.gov. Mid-April to mid-Octː W-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 1-5PM. Closed State holidays. Home of journalist William Allen White, who hosted five Presidents including Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover. The house has many items that belonged to the family, including books and art. A lily pond was recreated similar to when the Whites lived there. Free. (updated Jul 2025) == Do == == Buy == == Eat == Radius Brewing Company == Drink == == Sleep == Super 8, 2913 W US Highway 50 (southwest corner of town, west end of US Highway 50), ☏ +1 620-342-7567. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jun 2015) == Go next ==