If you enjoy the outdoors and want to experience something new, then Manhattan has something to offer you. If you are curious about the farming and ranching heritage that helped shape our community, then Manhattan has something to offer you. If you want to know where your last meal came from, then of course, Manhattan has something to offer you.

Here's your chance for a hands-on, authentic experience in Kansas' most important industry: agriculture. All throughout our region, farmers and ranchers are creating agricultural-based attractions that offer these genuine experiences to visitors. You will certainly find something you will love amont the farms and ranches listed below.

Adventures feature original cowboy poetry entertainment, hay-rack rides, chuckwagon suppers, and scenic vistas of the Flint Hills at a historic family-owned ranch near Manhattan.

For more information, call (785) 539-7899 or visit the ranch's Web site.

Between the Kansas River and the Flint Hills, this fourth-generation farm lies the scenic Kaw River Valley along Zeandale Road, east of Manhattan. Tour the farm or camp in a rustic cabin among natural Kansas habitat. Hike among the wildflowers or take a harvest ride on a combine.

For more information, call (785) 456-9201 or visit the farm's Web site.

This is a fifth-generation working ranch, located west of Manhattan just off Interstate 70. Make plans to visit for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an up-close look at country life with a farm tour, a country meal, or a ride on a horse-drawn carriage.

For more information, call (785) 238-8068 or visit the farm's Web site.

Nestled in the Flint Hills between Wamego and Manhattan, just five miles north of US Highway 24, is the historic "Irvine Place," hidden in perfect solitude on the 2,000 acre Lazy N Ranch. Accomodations are from another era and from a simpler time and place.

For more information, call (785) 494-2100 or visit the ranch's Web site.