Flint Hills Discovery Center, Heritage center in Manhattan, United States.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center features nine exhibition zones examining the geology, ecology, and cultural heritage of the Flint Hills region through interactive displays.
Opening its doors on April 14, 2012, the center resulted from community collaboration involving volunteers, officials, consultants, and local residents.
The center presents video testimonials from area residents discussing water usage patterns and regional influences through the Voices of the Flint Hills exhibit.
Located at 315 South 3rd Street in Manhattan, Kansas, the facility offers event spaces for weddings, meetings, and educational programs throughout the year.
The building incorporated local materials in its construction, with eighty-five percent of materials and labor sourced within fifty miles, including limestone from Council Grove.
Location: Kansas
Inception: April 14, 2012
Website: http://flinthillsdiscovery.org
GPS coordinates: 39.17700,-96.56000
Latest update: March 4, 2025 22:42
Kansas offers a land where ancient geological formations, historical sites, and cultural institutions come together. This collection features locations that testify to several million years of natural history and two centuries of human presence. Visitors can explore sandstone formations shaped by erosion at Mushroom Rock State Park, discover underground galleries of Strataca in an active salt mine in Hutchinson, or see the chalk cliffs of Monument Rocks rising 21 meters high in Gove County. The route also includes testimonies of the region's artistic and religious heritage. The Plains Guardian, a 13-meter steel sculpture, marks the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita. The Victoria Stone Church showcases architecture from 1911 with its twin 43-meter towers. Eden Garden in Lucas features more than 150 concrete sculptures created between 1907 and 1928. The Cosmosphere houses the second-largest collection of space artifacts in the United States. These sites provide insight into the geological, historical, and cultural features of Kansas.
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