Manhattan, Kansas

Manhattan is a town located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. The town is located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 44,831. Manhattan is the county seat of Riley County. A small part of the town extends into Pottawatomie County.

Points of Interest

Visitors are drawn to Manhattan by Big Twelve Conference sporting events (particularly football), performing arts, lecture series, and the annual Country Stampede - a major outdoor country music festival.

Related Topics:
Big Twelve Conference - Country music

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The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is located on the campus of Kansas State University. Next to campus is Aggieville, one of the oldest shopping and retail centers in the United States, with enough bars to satisfy the college crowd. Aggieville is home to the longest continuously operating Pizza Hut in the world.

Related Topics:
Kansas State University - Aggieville - Pizza Hut

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Manhattan's Sunset Zoo is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Colbert Hills golf course, a partnership with Kansas State University, opened in 2000. Manhattan is also the birthplace of Damon Runyon, the "Inventor of Broadway," and his Manhattan house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Related Topics:
American Zoo and Aquarium Association - 2000 - Damon Runyon - National Register of Historic Places

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Tuttle Creek Reservior is a lake located 5 miles (8km) north of Manhattan. While the dam which forms the lake was built by the Army Corps of Engineers primarily for flood control, the lake offers many recreational opportunities. The Konza Prairie tallgrass prairie preserve, owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University, is south of town.

Related Topics:
Army Corps of Engineers - Prairie - The Nature Conservancy

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The buildings which house The Flint Hills Job Corps Training Center east of town were once used as a nursing home and orphanage operated by the Fraternal Order of Odd Fellows.

Related Topics:
The Flint Hills Job Corps Training Center - Order of Odd Fellows

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The First Capitol of the Kansas Territory is preserved nearby, on Fort Riley grounds.

Related Topics:
First Capitol - Kansas Territory - Fort Riley

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