Editing Manhattan, Kansas (section)

==Sites of interest==
The [[Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art]] and the [[Kansas State University Gardens]] are on the campus of Kansas State University. Next to the campus is [[Aggieville]] with shopping and bars.

Manhattan's [[Sunset Zoo]] is accredited by the [[Association of Zoos and Aquariums]] (AZA). [[Colbert Hills|Colbert Hills Golf Course]], which is annually ranked by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' among the best in the state, is home to the [[Earl Woods]] National Youth Golf Academy and a host site for [[The First Tee]] program. Manhattan is the birthplace of [[Damon Runyon]], the "Inventor of [[Times Square|Broadway]]", and his Manhattan house is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

The buildings for [[Job Corps|The Flint Hills Job Corps Training Center]] west of the city were once used as a nursing home and orphanage operated by the Fraternal [[Order of Odd Fellows]].

The [[Pawnee, Kansas|first capitol]] of the [[Kansas Territory]] is preserved nearby, on Fort Riley grounds. The [[Fort Riley]] military base covers {{convert|100656|acre|km2}} between Manhattan and Junction City, KS. Since 2006 it has, once again, become home to the [[Big Red One]], the 1st Infantry Division of the United States.

As the largest municipality in the [[Flint Hills]] region, Manhattan is host to the [[Flint Hills Discovery Center]], a heritage and science center dedicated to the education and preservation of the Flint Hills and the remaining tall grass prairie.

The city's [[Yuma Street Historic District]] is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dome|first=AJ |date=2023-02-04 |title=YUMA STREET {{!}} More of Manhattan's historic Black community makes national, state registers |url=https://themercury.com/news/yuma-street-more-of-manhattans-historic-black-community-makes-national-state-registers/article_51f0449f-9122-56d1-bc8a-fcccd2653e84.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=The Mercury |language=en}}</ref>