This was a great historical site visit. When I visit places, I am interested in the rich history so…read moreI try to schedule a trip somewhere while we are visiting to give me the history. Fort Hays Historical Site is the location of Fort Hays, Kansas and it's inception. This was formerly names Fort Fletcher but was renamed. This Fort was a very important part of defending our Nation's Union Army during the Civil War. I have often been educated by my family members about the Black Soldiers who fought alongside the Union Army; the were The Buffalo Soldiers. They were also stationed here at Fort Hays. It was great to see all of the exhibits. 3 original buildings remain on the land: 1. The Blockhouse, 2. The Guardhouse (Jail), and 3. The Enlisted Officer's Homes. This is where General Custer and his wife lived while he was stationed at Fort Hays. I highly recommend visiting this place if you are ever in Kansas. Thank you Kansas for maintaining our rich American History.

We made a side trip while in Kansas to see this fort. Completely happy we did. Not many buildings…read moreon the grounds, but is there is impressive. The displays are top notch. Staff is friendly and proud of the site. Kansas does it right!

Movie theater brought back from the ashes in 1949 and still surviving today. They run an…read moreassortment of first run films and are open on the weekends mostly. The theater is operated by the local arts council and have done a wonderful job keeping it open for 25 years since taking it over.

Out in the middle of nowhere, about halfway between Kansas City and Denver (10 miles west of Hays)…read moreis this delightful museum of railroad memorabilia. It's a little haphazard, but it's worth a stop to stretch your legs and break up the monotony of the drive across western Kansas.THe Museum has lots of neat photos and artifacts from when Ellis was a major railroad town along the UPRR. There's also a great model train layout in the back room.

I grew up watching Fort Hays State basketball games at Gross Memorial Coliseum…read more I remember Raymond Lee, Mike Miller, Mark Willey, Dennis Edwards, Steven McKelvey, Alonzo Goldston, Bill Morse and Gary Garner. I also remember celebrating NAIA championships in 1984 and 1985 and then a NCAA Division II championship in 1996. The Coliseum is also home to the women's basketball team, who won an NAIA championship 1991. The volleyball team plays here, too. There's other events, which include high school state basketball and wrestling tournaments, Kansas Special Olympics, graduations and concerts. The University has done a good job over the years investing and upgrading the venue.  It's updated the court, replaced the lower level seating with chair back seats and added a modern scoreboard with a videoboard. Concessions, while not overly abundant, are available and easy to access. Restrooms are also easy to find and kept clean. Parking is available in a lot to the north of the venue. It can back up a bit for a big game, but otherwise it's easy to enter and exit.

Pretty little golf club but the restaurant has gone way down in food and service lately. Sitting…read morehere for Sunday brunch with cold food, empty pans, slow service, and the sweet waitress has said "sorry about that" to every issue on a multitude of issues. Not enough help, some staff are clueless. Hoping leadership makes some good changes before the slow demise of a nice place in Hays.

My old stompin grounds!!! Love this gem of a country club, It's in great shape now and usually is…read more Love the par 3's on this course and the layout is an old fashioned short and tree-lined course, which you don't see much of anymore. You must curve the ball both ways if you want to attack the course. There are holes that force you to cut the ball and holes where a draw is much better. Matt in the pro-shop is knowledgeable and knows pretty much every member by name and is a good asset to the country club. 5 stars, always have fun playing golf out here!

Besides having a lot of interesting stuff to look at the people that work there are amazing. This…read moreweekend we had our Cub Scout Chuckwagon camp and it rained :( so the boys did not get to go swimming. The museum stayed opened later so the boys could spend time there. The boys had such a great time. Hays is lucky to not only have neat places like this but to have the people that work at them!

This is a nice little ballpark in a small college town where if you're lucky, you might catch an up…read moreand coming superstar. It's a busy little facility. It's home to the local university's team and also hosts games for the public high school team, summer American Legion teams and a summer semi-pro team of college players. As such, to help with wear and also to help withstand the volatile western Kansas weather, the infield is made of FieldTurf while the outfield is normal grass. The grandstand will give you a good view of the whole field. The venue has also added some plastic seatbacks to the metal bleachers to help out with your posture and to also help keep feeling in your lower extremities if the game runs long.

Fort Hays State made a great football experience better…read more They removed the track that surrounded the field and added bleachers and a standing / social area behind the North endzone. You can grab a beverage and a snack and hang out with all of your friends while your kids play schoolyard football games in the background. Fall Saturdays don't get much better than this.

We attended Fort Hays State University Homecoming 2025 Football Game here. The new field turf is…read moreless than a year old and it looks great. We were told that the remodel of the field was pretty fresh, within the past year. The lights are very bright so no matter where you sit, there is plenty of light and the view of the field is great. Also, there is a large and turf green area at the end of the field where attendees can gather and watch the game. It's a great socializing area. They have concessions under the seating sections in a tunnel like area of the stadium. The FHSU Bookstore had a booth near the concessions stand and they sold Homecoming shirts, very cool. Concessions have the classic food offerings: boxed popcorn, candy, nachos, fountain drinks, gatorade, hot dogs, etc. The students staff the concessions and also a couple of supervising adults. The front of the stadium has a tailgate area with grass. For Homecoming there were a large amount of tailgate tents setup. Plenty of people made for a great fam experience. The scoreboard is great and very bright. Overall, this is a good college stadium for games and events. Our experience was good.