Manhattan (Kansas)
Get in
Manhattan Municipal AirportAmerican Eagle Airlines offers five daily flights to both Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth and sells connections beyond. The airport has Hertz and Enterprise car rental facilities available.
- KCI Road Runner - A shuttle service from Junction City, Kansas to the Kansas City International Airport, with stops in Lawrence, Topeka, and Manhattan. Typically about $40-80 a trip.
Get around
- Taxi4Less (locally owned).
- Yellow Cab Taxi.
By bus
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phone: +1 785-537-6345The Bluemont and Candlewood buses run hourly from 6AM until 8PM Monday through Saturday all year long.
See
Aggieville
Konza Prairie Observatory
Kansas State UniversityIncluding Hale Library
Do
Konza PrairieMost of Konza was once a part of the Dewey Cattle Ranch. In the 1970s, the Nature Conservancy purchased the property, over 13 square miles. It is managed by Kansas State University to be used as a research natural area to study the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Camping not allowed. Nature Trail (2.5 mile loop); Kings Creek Loop (4.4 miles - includes the first); Godwin Hill Loop (6.0 miles - includes the other two).
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phone: +1 785-587-2737address: 2333 Oak StreetThe zoo exists to "inspire conservation of the natural world" by engaging and inspiring over 65,000 annual visitors to actively embrace conservation. The zoo's vision is to create an educational atmosphere where people can learn about the natural wonders of the surrounding world and their personal role in its preservation.
Fishing at Anneberg ParkFrank Anneberg Park was one of the projects funded from Manhattan's 1986 "Quality of Life" Bond Issue. The park provides for a variety of activities including team sports at one of the State's leading facilities. Softball, soccer, or flag football can be played on irrigated "regulation" playing fields. Jerry Dishman Lake, the park's stocked lake, provides area youth with good fishing opportunities with a limit of three fish per species per day. Park amenities include Six softball fields, Eight regulation soccer fields, Two covered shelters, Grills, Playground inside sports complex, ADA Playground (future), Jerry Dishman Fishing Lake, Trail: 1.6 miles, restrooms.
Buy
Manhattan Town Center70 specialty stores and Dillard's, JC Penney, and IMAX theatre
Eat
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Big D's Burger Shack
phone: +1 785-410-4991address: 2024 Tuttle Creek Blvd Cox BrosBBQ
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The Cozy Inn
phone: +1 785-302-7766address: 1109 Moro St -
Doughboys Pizza
phone: +1 785-770-3333address: 702 North 11th St El Tapatito
La Fiesta
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Little Apple Brewing Company
phone: +1 785-539-5500address: 1110 Westloop -
Papa Murphy's
phone: +1 785-539-3321address: 2745 W. Claflin -
Sirloin Stockade
phone: +1 785-776-0516address: 925 East Poyntz Taco Lucha
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Valentino's
phone: +1 785-539-6444address: 3003 Anderson Ave -
Whiskey Creek Steakhouse
phone: +1 785-776-7300address: 200 Manhattan Town Center
Drink
Aggie Lounge
Aggie Station
Auntie Mae's
Four Olives
KatHouse
Kite's Sport Bar
Long Horn Saloon
Mulligans
Pat's Blue Ribbon
Porter's
Rusty Last Chance
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So Long Saloon
phone: +1 785-537-9292address: 1130 Moro St Tubby's Sport Bar
Sleep
Econo Lodge
Motel 6
Super Motel 8
Holiday Inn
Days Inn