About this city
Wamego is a historic, highly charming city located in Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas, situated along the northern bank of the Kansas River. Established in 1866 during the westward expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad, the city developed rapidly as a dominant agricultural trading post and a focal point for late-19th-century immigrant commerce. Wamego achieved global pop-culture tourism fame by establishing the world's most comprehensive collection of authentic memorabilia dedicated to L. Frank Baum's iconic masterpiece, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.' The city's landscape features a gorgeous historic city park, beautifully preserved late-Victorian stone commercial storefronts, and a long-standing tradition of grand regional community festivals.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Explore thousands of rare original artifacts, movie props, and first-edition books at the world-famous Oz Museum; see a professional musical at the historic 1895 Columbian Theatre; admire a working 1879 Dutch mill inside the scenic Wamego City Park; and taste award-winning local wines at the Oz Winery.
