Prairiewood
$50+Stay in a cottage or retreat house on a 600-acre tallgrass prairie preserve with hiking trails just west of Manhattan.

A public 18-hole links-style course laid across the treeless Flint Hills, co-designed by K-State graduate Jim Colbert.
5200 Colbert Hills Dr · Manhattan, KS
Colbert Hills is a public 18-hole golf course stretching 7,525 yards through the open Flint Hills northwest of Manhattan. It plays as a links-style course with few trees, and it was co-designed by pro golfer Jim Colbert, a Kansas State graduate whose statue stands on the grounds. The course is home to the K-State golf teams, and you will also find a large practice facility, Colbert's Bar & Grill and the Samy Family Stay & Play Lodge.
The closest stops to Colbert Hills Golf Course, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Stay in a cottage or retreat house on a 600-acre tallgrass prairie preserve with hiking trails just west of Manhattan.
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Order biscuit brunch dishes, fried chicken sandwiches and breakfast burritos at a weekend-only brunch spot on Manhattan's west side.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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A car museum showing classic, exotic and performance cars, from a 1937 LaSalle to a 1966 Mustang once owned by Cher.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Free horticultural display gardens on the K-State campus with roses, irises, daylilies and native and adaptive plantings.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Hike, mountain bike, camp, fish and play disc golf on the shores of Tuttle Creek Lake just north of Manhattan.
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Ride seven zip lines through the trees of the Flint Hills, then finish the course with a 40-foot free fall.
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