The Venue

General Layout of Manhattan plus attactions!

Kansas State University is in the center of Manhattan. The main part of the campus is bounded on the South by Anderson Ave. (Anderson becomes Bluemont further East.) It is bounded to the North by Claflin Ave. (However going further north, one will find the bug museum, the gardens, and the recreational center.) It is bounded on the West by Dennison ave, and bounded on the East by Manhattan ave.

The area southeast of Kansas State University is called Aggiville. It has a large number of restaurants, bars, and shops. The conference hotel is in this area. It is an easy walk from the math department.

The closest food/coffee to the department is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Claflin and Dennison.

The downtown area is about 1.5 miles southeast of the main campus. It is the stretch of Poyntz ave between 6th ave and 3rd ave. It contains a number of places to eat and shops. The east side of this district contains a shopping mall with a theater complex.

Attractions:

Museums etc:

The Beach Museum is on the Southeast corner of campus.

The discovery center is south of the mall.

The Sunset zoo is a remarkably nice zoo for a town the size of Manhattan. It houses one of the oldest known chimps in the world.

Outdoor places:

The wildcat creek area is located to the southwest of campus. It has nice wooded hiking/running trails. It may be accessed through gates on the north side of the graveyard located on Sunset Ave.

City park has playground equipment and a small rose garden. Many people run/walk around this park. It is south of Aggieville. It is an easy walk from the conference hotel and campus.

Linear trail is a portion of the route on the south side of town.

The Konza preserve has several trails. It is on the Southeast side of town, but would probably require a car to get to in a reasonable amount of time.

Pillsbury crossing has a small waterfall. It is also on the Southeast side of town and would require a car to access.

Tuttle Creek lake is on the Northeast side of town. The town is also bordered on the South and East by rivers (the Kansas river and the big blue river.)

It is possible to climb to the top of Manhattan Hill. This is the hill with the word “Manhattan” on it. It is within a long walk to the east of campus.

Places to eat/drink:

Coffee shops:

Arrow Coffee Shop (Clafflin-Denison intersection), great espresso, and chai.

Dusty Bookshelf (Aggieville, Morro-North-Manhattan Ave intersection), bookstore with great espresso, and tables to work.

Varsity Donuts - great donuts in a beautiful historic place.

Restaurants in Aggieville:

Globe Indian Food - great Indian curries and tandoori grill.

Nico’s Little Italy - Italian

Taco Lucha - Good Mexican, especially for the midwest.

Restaurants downtown:

Bourbon and Baker (pricy, but very good.)

Tallgrass Tap House - microbrewery that serves pub fare.

Restaurants in other locations:

Early Edition - Wonderful breakfast. Also, open for lunch. (Two locations.)

Umi - Remarkably good sushi in the midwest. Japanese Hibachi as well.

Baan Thai - good Thai food within walking distance from campus