Landmark Center

 We enjoy exploring Architecture of all kind and found ourselves in  downtown St Paul, Minnesota checking out the Landmark Center, Rice Park and the Public library.  

Characters from Snoopy can be found throughout Rice Park

The Landmark Center was the former Post Office

Lofty inner structure kept the climate hospitable in days before air conditioning

We learned how the parking meters work 

You find your parking spot number and feed the info into the machine

We spent some time reading in the Public Library

It is a wonderful reading room

Views of the skyline are wonderful

Topeka Railroad Station

We were passing thru Topeka, Kansas and had read the former Union Pacific Passenger Station had been restored and was a sight to see. It is no longer serving railroad passengers, but instead hosts community events. We were there for Dino Days, an impressive dinosaur exhibit.

The grounds around the station had a collection of railroad rolling stock and a Santa Fe depot

A beautiful Live Steam garden engine was on display

I especially enjoyed the iron work for the stair railings

The exhibit was popular with school children

It is nice to see the station in such fine condition and with a purpose as a community center.