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You'll find pet-friendly lodging at Holiday Inn at the Campus, Four Points by Sheraton, Best Western, Candlewood Suites, Quality Inn & Suites, Motel 6, Parkwood Inn and Suites, and Super 8. Check with your hotel destination to determine that locale's policy. Also, AJ's Pizza, Bluestem Bistro and Porter's in Aggieville are among the restaurants that allow pets.

Primarily, know that Manhattan has a "hands-free-driving" ordinance, so you may use electronic devices only if you maintain two-hands-on-the-wheel driving. Plus, smoking is prohibited in all public places, to include restaurant establishments. Lastly, if you're out enjoying nightlife and especially in Aggieville, open container laws are enforced. You may not carry adult beverages into the street. Legal drinking age limit is 21 for all alcohol, which can be purchased in liquor stores (grocery-store sales limited to beer sales and have a lower alcohol content).

Tornado sirens are tested the first Monday of every month at 10:30 a.m., testing them will ensure the sirens function when needed.

What do I do if there is a tornado?  

Move to a substantial structure and tune in to a local radio station or cable TV channel for information on the warning. Local media outlets and an All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio are your best sources for information concerning severe weather watches and warnings. Kansas’s tornado season is typically May – June. Learn more 

The Army base Fort Riley, home of the First Infantry Division, calls the Flint Hills region home. As they train hard to be ready at a moment’s notice, you will occasionally hear and feel the noise impacts caused by military training and operations at Fort Riley. Please refer to their website for the most up to date information on noise and training advisories.

There are so many, but we'll steer you to five, and the amazing K-Staters on campus can take over from there:

1) Beach Museum of Art, SE part of campus (14th & Anderson)

2) Hale Library and the glorious aesthetics of the main campus library. 

3) K-State Student Union, recently renovated student space looks practically new

4) The Gardens, horticulture display garden building to a 19-acre garden shrine

5) Call Hall; what's a visit to K-State without grabbing some ice cream? Find it between Dole and Weber halls toward the campus' north end.

Don't forget your selfie in front of Anderson Hall, the picturesque castle near the center of campus.

There are quite a few of them. We'll get you started with these:

1) Museum of Art + Light, traditional, digital, and immersive art experiences to inspire you.

2) Flint Hills Discovery Center, tribute to native limestone and tallgrass prairieland, interactive exhibits

3) Kansas State University, an amazing campus voted most beautiful among all Kansas colleges

4) Konza Prairie, 8,600-acre preserve of native tallgrass prairie in Kansas Flint Hills (3 hiking trails)

5) Tuttle Creek, biking/hiking trails, boating and water activities

6) Sunset Zoo, voted state's best with a dizzying degree of dazzling attractions.

You have come to the right place! Manhattan is well known for its eclectic selection of unique dining destinations, and all carry a certain "dramatic flair" for incomparable culinary settings. As Manhattan is Gateway to the Flint Hills. open your appetite to servings of delectable dishes, whether it's Poyntz panache, awesome Aggieville spots or Westloop luminosity, MHK knows how to make magic on a dinner plate.

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First of all, yes, it does! Learn how General George Custer, Buffalo Soldiers and the Big Red One have made Fort Riley a very notable military installation for nearly 170 years (Jackie Robinson served at Fort Riley). Visitors without DOD ID require a temporary Fort Riley access pass/badge, obtained at Visitor Control Center (Henry Drive near Marshall Air Field, accessed just off Interstate 70). For pre-approval, email usarmy.riley.imcom-central.mbx.des-vcc@mail.mil. Fort Riley requires additional ID for visitors with Minnesota, Missouri and Washington driver’s licenses.

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We've got you covered to find more than a dozen running/walking trails. Manhattan is a biking friendly community with great access and ample bike lanes. Find several spots that you can paddle in Manhattan. Learn all about these outdoor activities here. 

Primarily, know that Manhattan has a "hands-free-driving" ordinance, so you may use electronic devices only if you maintain two-hands-on-the-wheel driving. Plus, smoking is prohibited in all public places, to include restaurant establishments. Lastly, if you're out enjoying nightlife and especially in Aggieville, open container laws are enforced. You may not carry adult beverages into the street. Legal drinking age limit is 21 for all alcohol, which can be purchased in liquor stores (grocery-store sales limited to beer sales and have a lower alcohol content).

Among the first settlers to Manhattan were pioneers with the backing of New York investors, who insisted settlers call their new community “Manhattan”. When the “Big Apple” nickname was dusted off for a 1970s NYC tourism campaign, a short while later Manhattan KS sought The Little Apple® moniker, circa 1977. The recognition is used to promote Manhattan as a tourism destination and north-central Kansas hub for conventions, economic development, industrial advancement and trade.

That's our old pal Johnny Kaw ... the one-and-only, scythe-wielding Johnny Kaw, livin' large! The pioneer spirit of Kansas lives large with this gigantic 25-foot statue of the formidable farmer. The legend was created by Kansas State University horticulture professor George Filinger for the 1955 city centennial; with the statue erected in the park a decade later (1966). Join the Johnny Kaw Club to assist refurbishment efforts and create a plaza around the statue. Those construction efforts are slated for late 2018 to unveil in 2019!