Visit Emporia

Visit Emporia Emporia has multiple 18-hole & 9-hole disc golf courses & hundreds of miles of gravel roads to ride

Cycling and disc golf are two sports that many Emporians enjoy. As home to the UNBOUND Gravel bicycle race and the Dynamic Discs Open disc golf tournament, Emporia has the resources to make your visit an adventure worth repeating. Located in the East Central edge of the Flint Hills, there are hundreds of miles of gravel roads in all directions from Emporia for cyclists to enjoy with family and fri

ends or to train for gravel races. If disc golf is your game, we offer multiple 18-hole and three 9-hole courses. When you're off the roads and courses, Emporia has over two dozen locally-grown eateries to enjoy. Nightlife options include a brewery, a winery, a distillery, an Irish pub, a 6,000 square foot country dance bar and axe throwing. You are welcome here any time to ride, play, or just relax and enjoy!

Carnivore Cafe opens tomorrow at the Emporia Zoo!
05/13/2025

Carnivore Cafe opens tomorrow at the Emporia Zoo!

🌞🐾 Carnivore Café is Back for the Summer! 🐾🌞

Get ready to grab a snack while visiting the David Traylor Zoo! The Carnivore Café, operated by Hetlinger Developmental Services and their clients, will be open this summer!

📅 Opening Day: May 14, 2025
🍔 Last Day: August 1, 2025
🕚 Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays | 11 AM – 1 PM

Stop by, enjoy a treat, and support a great local initiative that provides vocational opportunities for Hetlinger clients! See you at the zoo! 🍿

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Weekly Event Showcase - Flatland Cruisers Car Show & more! -
05/13/2025

Weekly Event Showcase - Flatland Cruisers Car Show & more! -

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The Splash Pad is OPEN! Emporia, Kansas - City Government
05/12/2025

The Splash Pad is OPEN!

Emporia, Kansas - City Government

Congratulations John Decker on this well deserved honor! John is also a valued member of Visit Emporia's Community Arts ...
05/08/2025

Congratulations John Decker on this well deserved honor! John is also a valued member of Visit Emporia's Community Arts Alliance.
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A professor who willingly shares his talents when students, faculty and staff who need him is the 2025 Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor at Emporia State University.

Weekly Event Showcase - Group Lunch & more! -
05/06/2025

Weekly Event Showcase - Group Lunch & more! -

Weekly Event Showcase

Weekly Event Showcase - Día de los Niños & more! -
04/29/2025

Weekly Event Showcase - Día de los Niños & more! -

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Emporia was founded by intrepid explorers, including Preston B. Plumb and G.W. Brown. Located in the heart of the beauti...
04/25/2025

Emporia was founded by intrepid explorers, including Preston B. Plumb and G.W. Brown. Located in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills tallgrass prairie, Emporia took its name from the ancient Carthage, a place historically known as a prosperous center for commerce. In February 1857, the Kansas Territory was embroiled in a bloody battle over slavery. Settlers–mostly “free-staters”–streamed into the eastern part of what would become the state of Kansas....

Emporia was founded by intrepid explorers, including Preston B. Plumb and G.W. Brown. Located in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills tallgrass prairie, Emporia took its name from the…

Hanging out with disc golfers from all over today! Kansas Tourism Dynamic Discs
04/24/2025

Hanging out with disc golfers from all over today! Kansas Tourism Dynamic Discs

04/19/2025
Weekly Event Showcase - Keep It a Safe Summer & more! -
04/15/2025

Weekly Event Showcase - Keep It a Safe Summer & more! -

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719 Commercial Street
Emporia, KS
66801

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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Cycling and disc golf have put Emporia on the map! Both are sports that many Emporians enjoy as well as thousands who flock here for the Dirty Kanza gravel race and the Glass Blown Open disc golf tournament. Emporia has the resources to make your visit a memorable adventure worth repeating.

Located on the East Central edge of the Flint Hills, there are hundreds of miles of gravel roads in all directions from Emporia for cyclists to enjoy with family and friends or to train for gravel races. If disc golf is your game, welcome to the Gravel Capital of the World! Emporia boasts five 18-hole and three 9-hole courses in town and five additional courses within 10-30 miles. They don’t call us Disc Golf Disneyland for nothing! When you're off the roads and courses and ready kick back, Emporia has over two dozen locally-grown eateries. From burgers and BBQ to Mexican and Asian to wood-fired, brick-oven pizza, there’s something to please everyone. Also, check out the 60,000 square-foot farm and home store, gourmet chocolate shop, and nightlife options including an Irish pub, an ESU-themed bar, a 6,000 square-foot country dance bar as well as a brewery, distillery, and winery. You are welcome here any time to ride, play, or just relax and enjoy!