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Sunset Zoo
Parks & Recreation
Tuttle Creek State Park
Cico Park
Other Manhattan Parks
Milford Lake
Konza
Prairie
Hunting & Fishing
Hiking & Biking
Equestrian/Hiking Trails
Randolph State Park Horse and Hiking
Trails
Fancy Creek State Park
Shopping
Aggieville
Manhattan Town Center
Other Shopping Centers
Golf Courses
Bowling
Movie Theaters
Ceramics/Painting
Theatre & Arts
Arts in the Park
Manhattan Arts Center
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum Of Art
McCain Auditorium (Kansas State University
Campus)
The Columbian Theatre, Museum & Art
Center
Country Stampede
SUNSET
ZOO
2333 Oak Street; 785-587-2489;
www.sunsetzoo.com
Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children 3-12, & free for
children 2 and younger.
Apr.-Oct. 9:30am-5pm, Nov.-Mar. 12pm-5pm
Sunset Zoo is an AZA accredited zoo with more than 398 animals,
including chimpanzees, warthogs,
Siberian tigers, snow leopards, red pandas, and bald eagles. The
popular habitat immersion
exhibits allow guests to “walk among” a variety of species.
PARKS
& RECREATION
785-587-2757;
www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/ParksAndRec/
Tuttle Creek
State Park:
785-539-7941 or 785-539-8511;
www.kdwp.state.ks.us
Located just north of Manhattan, Tuttle Creek is the second
largest lake in Kansas. There are a variety of activities
available,
including boating, sailing, camping and RV hookups, hiking,
waterskiing, fishing, hunting, and dirt bike activities.
Cico Park:
Located at Wreath and Kimball Avenue, CiCo Park offers an
indoor community center, the County Fairgrounds and arena, a
public fitness course and playground, Bishop Stadium and Track
open seasonally for public use, the Lud Fiser Youth Sports
Complex
which includes a four-plex baseball diamond, three surfaced
tennis courts and a 25 meter
swimming pool with an offset diving well.
Other
Manhattan Parks:
Bluemont Scenic Overlook, City, Douglass, Eisenhower Baseball
Complex, Frank Anneberg,
Goodnow, Griffith, Linear Park Trail, Long’s, Northeast
Community Park, Northview, Sojourner
Truth, & Warner. Visit
www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/ParksAndRec/ for a full
description of each park.
Milford
Lake:
Milford Reservoir, a 30-minute drive west of Manhattan, is
Kansas’ largest lake, with 163 miles of
shoreline and over 16,000 surface areas. Milford Lake and the
surrounding 21,000 acres make up
one of Kansas’ prime outdoor habitats. Enjoy native and red
cedars as you walk along 10 miles
of trails. Known as the “Lake of Blue Water,” it is one of the
more scenic Kansas lakes. A great
location for sailing or water sports. For more information
contact the U.S. Corps of Engineers Information Center just
south of the dam, 785-238-5714 or Milford State Park, north of
the dam.
785-238-3014.
KONZA
PRAIRIE
785-587-0441;
www.ksu.edu/konza
The Konza Prairie Biological Station is an 8,600-acre tallgrass
prairie preserve owned by The
Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. Three public
hiking trails, open from dawn to
dusk, are located near the main entrance to Konza Prairie on
McDowell Creek Road. In addition
to flint, invertebrate fossils, native grasses, and wildflowers,
hikers can see deer, coyotes, turkeys,
bats, or other wildlife.
HUNTING
& FISHING
More then 108,000 acres of public hunting land in Manhattan are
free and open to licensed hunters
during regular game seasons. Most Kansas land is privately owned
and owner permission is
required before hunters enter. With approximately 350,000 acres
of standing and flowing water,
Kansas is one of the best-kept fishing secrets in the country.
Area lakes are filled with catfish, walleye,
suageye, crappie, bass, bluegill, wipers, and rainbow trout,
just to name a few.
Get More Details:
For a free packet with area fishing and hunting information
visit
www.manhattancvb.org/forms/cvbvisitorspacket.asp
HIKING
& BIKING
Equestrian/Hiking
Trails:
Tuttle Creek Lake currently has two separate horse/hiking trails
on the east side of the lake. The
oldest trail located at the Carnahan Recreation Area off Carnahan
Creek Rd. The camp loops provide
great views and you can ride or hike 5-8 miles.
Randolph
State Park Horse and Hiking Trails:
Built in 1996, there are 14.75 miles of trails in the 200-acre
park. The park is divided by
U.S. Hwy 16. For more info visit:
www.terraworld.net/kansastrails.
Fancy Creek
State Park:
Located at Tuttle Creek Lake, they offer 4.5 miles of
challenging terrain and is one of
Kansas’ best mountain biking trails.
SHOPPING
Aggieville:
www.aggieville.org
Located on the southeast edge of the KSU campus, Aggieville is a
popular business
district with over 100 years of history. Aggieville is home to
restaurants, bars, specialty
shops, clothing stores, hair salons, cleaners, coffee shops,
bookstores, professional services
and more! Aggieville also hosts and annual St. Patrick’s Day
Parade and a 2 mile
and 10K road race and Fun Run.
Manhattan
Town Center:
www.manhattantowncenter.com/
The mall features Dillard’s, J.C. Penny, Sears and much more.
Other
Shopping Centers:
Other Shopping centers include Blue Hills, Candlewood, Main
Street, Plaza West, Seth Child
Commons, Town East, Wal-Mart Center, and Westloop. For a more
complete business listing contact
the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-759-0134 or
www.manhattancvb.org.
GOLF
COURSES
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Colbert Hills Golf
Course:
5200 Colbert Hills Drive; 785-776-6475;
www.colberthills.com
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Manhattan Country Club:
1531 N 10th St; 785-539-6221
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Stagg Hill Golf Club:
4441 Fort Riley Blvd; 785-539-1041
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Wildcat Creek Golf &
Fitness:
800 Anneberg Circle; 785-539-7529;
www.wildcatgolf.com
Located adjacent to Anneberg park, the center has a 9-hole
golf course,
driving range, miniature golf, batting cages, and sand
volleyball.
BOWLING
MOVIE
THEATERS
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Seth Childs 6 Theatres:
2610 Farm Bureau Road;
www.carmike.com
785-776-9886 for show times
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Campus Movies:
Just before movies are released on video they are shown on
campus at a
discounted rate. You do not have to be a student to attend
campus movies.
Movies are shown in Forum Hall located on the ground floor
of the Student Union.
For a movie schedule visit
www.k-state.edu/upc/
and click “Movie Schedule.”
CERAMICS/PAINTING
THEATRE
& ARTS
Arts in the Park:
During the summer performers entertain visitors in an open-air
theater in City Park.
Manhattan
Arts Center:
1520 Poyntz Avenue; 785-537-4420;
www.manhattanarts.org
Dedicated to the development of all the arts in the Manhattan
community, the center is home to
a variety of art activities including a theatre, art gallery,
Birdhouse concerts, Jazz concerts, and a
number of classes.
Marianna
Kistler Beach Museum Of Art:
701 Beach Lane, Kansas State University; 785-532-7718;
www.k-state.edu/bma
Tues.- Fri.: 10-5; Sat & Sun: 1-5; Closed Mon. and Holidays
The Beach Museum of Art boasts a permanent art collection of
over 3,000 works. The museum
offers an array of exhibitions and programs. Since the museum’s
opening
in 1996 there have been 48 exhibitions displaying more than 2000
works
by over 300 artists.
McCain
Auditorium (Kansas State University Campus):
785-532-6425;
www.k-state.edu/mccain
Numerous productions are offered throughout the year, including
operas,
plays, chamber music, jazz, and other campus entertainment
activities.
www.ksu.edu/mccain
The Columbian
Theatre, Museum & Art Center:
521 Lincoln Ave. Wamego; 800-899-1893;
www.columbiantheatre.com
Located in nearby Wamego, The Columbian is a beautifully
renovated
19th century opera house offering gallery exhibitions, a
performing arts
series, and a unique gift shop.
COUNTRY
STAMPEDE
www.countrystampede.com
The Affiliated Foods Midwest Country Stampede is a four-day
country music and camping festival
at the end of June, held at Tuttle Creek State Park. The four
days are fun-filled and action-packed
with great performers, fantastic food, colorful crafts, a
swinging saloon, and much, much more!!!
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