Hays

Hays is a town in the Western region of Kansas.

Get in

By plane

Hays Regional Airport has nonstop service to Denver and Great Bend.

Get around

See

• Sternberg Museum of Natural History (on the campus of Fort Hays State University). Tu-Sa 9AM-7PM, Su 1PM-5PM. Closed Mondays. Contains exhibits on dinosaurs, Cretaceous sea creatures, fossils, and fossil preparation. Several special exhibits are planned for Summer 2006; see the website for more details. Admission: $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and children 4-12, free for children age 3 and younger. 
• Buffalo Herd, W. Hwy 183 Alternate, ☎ [phone]. The city parks department keeps a small buffalo herd across from the historic Fort Hays. Admission is free to the public, but the animals can be aggressive if provoked, so be careful. 
• 🌍 Fort Hays State Historic Site, 1472 U.S. 183 Alternate (Four miles south of Hays I-70 exit 157 on Highway 183 Alternate), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. W-Sa 9AM-5PM. (updated Feb 2019)

Do

• Wild West Festival. The Wild West Festival occurs July 4th weekend. Events include a baseball tournament, a carnival, a parade, an art exhibition, and a fireworks display, along with numerous other activities. For a full schedule, visit the website. 

Buy

Eat

• T-Bones Bar and Grill, 113 Centennial Center, ☎ [phone]. 

Drink

Sleep

• Best Western Vagabond Motel, 2524 Vine St, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 
• Hays Fairfield Inn Hays, 377 Mopar Dr, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 
• Holiday Inn, 3603 Vine St, ☎ [phone]. 
• Motel 6, 3404 Vine St, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone]. 
• Comfort Inn, 2810 Vine St, ☎ [phone], toll-free: +1-800-4-CHOICE (246423). 
• Tea Rose Inn Bed and Breakfast, 117 West 13th St, toll-free: [phone]. Restored 1909 home with breakfast served daily. Rates $69-120 per night. 

Go next

Routes through Hays

Denver ← WaKeeney ←	W  E	→ Salina → Topeka
Holdrege ← Stockton ←	N  S	→ Greensburg → Clinton