It’s now fall season and while Manhattan is a college town, there are still things locally that high school students can do. One thing to do is to go to local museums.

One museum that you could visit is Kansas State’s Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. This museum showcases art from diverse ages of artists throughout Kansas. It has had artwork from famous artists like Gordon Parks, a photojournalist in the early 1940s and John Steuart Curry, an American painter in the early 1900’s.

“I’ve been to the Beach Museum of Art and it was really nice to see all the creative work from different people in town,” Bakthi Nilaweera, sophomore, said.

Not only is the museum for visuals, it is also a good way to learn about the art for all ages, without spending money as admission is free to the general public. If you are intrigued by art and want to learn about art or you are trying to find a way how to escape for awhile, you should think about visiting the Beach Museum of Art.

Another museum that you should consider visiting if you have free time is the Goodnow House, which is also a museum. The two-story, limestone house, first opened by Isaac Goodnow in 1857, shows historic artifacts from when the Goodnow family resigned there. The museum shows more artifacts and how he was the co-founder of the city of Manhattan and Kansas State University. Over the years, Kansas State has restored the outside and inside so it wouldn’t fall apart.

One more museum that you should visit is the Wolf House Museum. In 1868, John Frank built the house out of limestone and was advertised to be a German boarding house. It remained in their family for 63 years and then later was owned by Max and Lucile Wolf. This is one of the only houses that is still standing from the 19th century in Manhattan. This House is featured on hauntedplaces.org, a website for potential haunted landmarks, on the website they talk about the house being haunted and plates violently getting thrown against the wall as well as the house being formerly owned by a doctor who committed suicide in the house.   Eventually in 1982 the Wolf family donated the house to Riley County Historical Society.

“It’s cool to see all of the history at the museums that have to deal with Manhattan,” Aaron Velazquez, sophomore, said.

Whether you’re looking for things to do or looking for a way to get away, you should consider visiting any one of these museums to learn about Manhattan.