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Fun Local Trivia
  1. The world's largest ball of twine is just a three-hour drive away.
  2. Manhattan is home to the nation's oldest continuously operating Pizza Hut.
  3. The city takes doggie-paddling more literally than most—it recently instituted PetPoolOoza, a competitive dog swim in the city pool whose wild popularity has ensured its return as an annual tradition.
  4. The city limits encompass both blue monkeys and intramural wrist wrestlers.
  5. Manhattan, founded in 1855, celebrated its 150th birthday in June 2005.
Notable Natives
  • Cassandra Peterson – better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  • Damon Runyon – the so-called "inventor of Broadway," whose short story "The Idylls of Miss Sarah Brown" formed the basis for the musical "Guys and Dolls"
Local Slang
  • Aggieville: Typically billed as Manhattan's historic shopping district, most students view it as a three-block invitation to inebriation
  • The Letters (or Manhattan Hill): Local scenic overlook, a hill east of campus with the letters M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N set into its side
  • Little Apple: Manhattan, to its resident loyalists
  • Manhappenin': Manhattan, to its resident malcontents
  • Top of the World: Local scenic overlook, an elevated park at the intersection of Marlatt Avenue and Seth Child Road
Points of Interest
  • Aggieville
  • Konza Prairie Tallgrass Preserve
  • KSU Insect Zoo
  • Linear Park Trail
  • Little American Royal Livestock Show
  • Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
  • Riley County Historical Museum
  • Sunset Zoo
  • Top of the World
  • Tuttle Creek State Park
  • Wildcat Creek Sports Center

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Take away the college, and what you’re looking at seems to be the world’s largest assisted-care community. The prevailing fogeyness translates into a local government guided by a conservative mentality—much to the dismay of the undergraduate leftist bloc. From time to time, the two sides lock horns, as was the case when the city mayor proposed a “Marriage Protection Week” in response to rapid gains made on the gay-rights front in the fall of 2003. Much of the town rallied behind its leader, while the students demonstrated in protest.

Manhattan itself is a flavorful blend of small-town sleepiness and college-community chutzpah. During the day, you’ll encounter passersby here and there, but by 10 p.m., the streets are as vacant as the windows. Aggieville, on the other hand, doesn’t really do bedtime. Essentially a continuous string of bars with the occasional coffeeshop or bookstore thrown in for variety’s sake, it’s practically off-campus housing for some students. The dichotomy here—sleep or Sam Adams—is often a vexing one. Still, with some digging, alternatives can be unearthed: PJ’s Restaurant and Pub goes salsa every Thursday, Gumby’s Pizza presents live music shows, and for unblushing libertines, there’s always Manhattan Hill.

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Local Atmosphere at Kansas State University

masonpine

Economics '13

4.6
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NOT 21

If youre not 21, its boring, Its all about the night life here. AGGIEVILLE

Apr 17, 2012

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jazzy08

Elementary Education '13

5.0
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Go Cats!

Manhattan, KS is the hometown of the infamous KSU Wildcats. Although it's a small town, Manhattan is well-known for the KSU campus, K-State games, and the party place Aggieville. If you ever visit the "Little Apple," be sure not to wear anything from the rival campus KU, because in Manhattan, the Wildcats RULE. GO CATS!!

Mar 27, 2012

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sthies

Health Care '15

4.6
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Comfortably Close

Manhattan is a decent sized town with some of the nicest people you will meet. It has a small mall, and the two main attraction streets are Poyntz and Aggieville. The schools nearby are Manhattan Christian College and the Univeristy of Kansas, our rival, is about an hour away.

Feb 18, 2012

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Shopping Centers Manhattan Town Center
Major Sports Teams
  • Kansas City Chiefs: Football
  • Kansas City Royals: Baseball
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Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Kansas City: Missouri: Less than 2.5 hours
  • Topeka: Kansas: Less than 1 hour

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Carmike Seth Childs 12
2610 Farm Bureau Rd.
Manhattan
(785) 776-9886

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