This tallgrass prairie remnant is a very special treasure. How lucky we are that there are public…read moretrails we can use sunup to sundown! There is a porta-potty at the trailhead. The shortest loop is 2.6 miles and has very steep inclines. I brought a group of 10 older, very active gardening women. They went slow and steady and did great. We stopped and took breaks. It took a little over 2 hours. One brought a walking stick and it really helped her. We took a hike in the fall. I really want to come back in the spring!

We literally stumbled across this attraction. We exited I-70 one exit earlier than we planned -…read morelooking for a place to have lunch. My wife spotted a sign indicating 10 miles to Manhattan, KS and said let's detour into Manhattan. NOTE - There is no public access directly from Interstate 70. To access, take Exit Number 307 (McDowell Creek) and go north. Travel about 4 miles, the entrance will be on your right. There are extensive hiking trails through lowland gallery forest, cross Kings Creek, and climb over ancient limestone ledges into the native tallgrass prairie. At the highest points, enjoy spectacular views of the Flint Hills and the Kansas River Valley. The grasslands of the Konza Prairie Biological Station have been home to people for many thousands of years, including indigenous peoples who lived and hunted here prior to European colonization. The Konza Prairie was named after the Kaw, or Kanza ("Kaáze") people, who inhabited and stewarded this area until their forced removal between 1846 and 1872. Konza Prairie Biological Station (KPBS) is a 3,487 hectare native tallgrass prairie preserve jointly owned by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University. It is located in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas, a grassland region of rolling hills overlain by shallow limestone soils unsuitable for cultivation. The Flint Hills region encompasses over 1.6 million hectares in eastern Kansas extending from near the Kansas-Nebraska border south into northeastern Oklahoma. This region includes the largest remaining areas of unplowed tallgrass prairie in North America. The vast majority of KPBS, and the surrounding landscape, has never been plowed and retains much of its native characteristics.

This was one of my favorite places to go as a kid. I recently took my kids there and it was…read moreawesome seeing them enjoy it, too! It's not a huge building, but they have over a 2 dozen live animal cages of local reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals. The prairie dogs were cool and my kids loved the bins of texture (snake skins, bird feathers, antlers). The fish hatchery is right next door and although it was weird to see them growing Japanese Koi in Kansas, the kids loved seeing all of the fish. The Milford Dam spill-away is close by as well and I always loved going there when it was open to see the mass amounts of water coming out. Overall, it's a fun, free thing to do and spend quality time with your children.

Hiking this good in Kansas? Who knew? I'm sorry it took me so long to get here but now that I've…read morevisited I shall return. I spent a marvelous couple of hours hiking the 6 mile trail here yesterday (the Godwin trail) that changes from meadow and dry/wet creek crossings to steep hills and finally the tops of the magnificent bluffs and hills that dominate the reserve. And what fine hiking it is. The trails are a bit wide for my tastes but they're covered with gravel and also serve as access for the research going on here. It's obvious there's a lot of it (research). I can adapt. This isn't Colorado and we're not at 6,000 feet. Take along one of the flyers from the parking lot as it describes a lot of things you'd otherwise miss along the trail and these items are clearly noted with small signs along the way. Be warned: if you're doing the long trail like I did and it's mid 80s you might want to take a bottle of water and some sun screen and a hat for sure (I did). The lack of shade and high winds that sometimes come (as did on my hike) will suck the moisture right out of you and you'll be glad you did. I'm really impressed with what's been built here. The Kanza tall grass prairie is one of nature's true wonders and the fact that Kansas State University has built this great trail (three at least) with a lot of information to soak up as you hike is a home run for this experienced hiker. One of the more unique hikes I've taken and worth the effort to get here. Access: entrance is clearly marked from the McDowell Creek highway guessing about 5-7 miles south south of the I-70 exit of the same name.

Very cool! Amazingly beautiful and well marked signs! It only takes about 10 mins to get here from…read moreManhattan and well worth it! The drive to get here is very pretty along the Kansas river. The hike is more of a nature walk and is about a 2 of 10 on difficulty. There are 2 very neat bridges near the beginning and the signs are well placed and give you the option of making this walk a distance of 2.5/4.4/6.0 depending on what path you decide to take! We opted for the 4.4 miles and loved it!

We took our fam here and loved skating here. Even though they scraped the ice often, it still felt…read moresomewhat bumpy, but not too bad. They sell hot cocoa and other drinks/snacks.

Decent rink but lots of people. They should raise the price from $7 to $10 and use the extra money…read moreto rent a zambonie every week or so, half the time it felt like I was skating on rocks. Also my party notified the staff about two decent sized holes and none of them seemed to care

I've done dozens of escape rooms in different places around the country and Locked holds its own…read more Pricing is comparable to other escape rooms. Variety of puzzles and methods used in the different rooms. Done all the rooms and love them all. Can't wait for the new one! If you haven't done an escape room, I'd recommend mostly adults. Appropriate for teenagers. Younger kids would probably be confused and bored. Tons of fun and something different to do with friends and family!

That was the absolute worst escape room/experience I've ever had. Left the room after just 15…read moreminutes because it's not worth the 75$ and my time. Didn't bother trying to get a refund because I won't be returning and it seems like they could use it to improve the room.

Haven't been in it for years. It was OK then old but serviceable. I understand that some…read moreimprovements have been made. It looks good from the outside.

I'd like for you to post season closing dates for 2022. I want to go swimming and need to plan.read more

For a small town, this is an essential spot to see! Nice views of the cute town and you can take…read moresome good pictures from the top too. It is very quick and easy to drive up there and then it is a quick 2 min walk to the sign!

Great place to go put put is in process of getting replaced but it is still a fun course to play…read more Drive range is amazing friendly owner and clubs a few free clubs to use if you don't have your own. Highly recommend