Main Street holds many treasures
The Oz Museum
Home to over 2,000 Wizard of Oz artifacts
It encompasses over 100 years of Oz history including many collectible pieces
If over 21
And you love wine!
The Oz Winery is your place
They feature over 20 wines made on site.
Tours are encouraged
You only have to ask
The Colombian Theatre
One of the most well known places in Wamego
The Colombian strarted with the Chicagos World Fair in 1893
Which is also referred to as the 1893 Worlds Colombian Exposition
This inspired a Wamego Banker J.C. Rogers to open The Colombian Theatre
The Theatre has had many ups and downs. And was closed for about 40 years until its recent restoration
In the restoration they fixed up the outside, cleaned all the paintings and they are hung for all to see!
Productions are still performed there
The next one is "A Colombian Family Christmas"
Performances being Dec 2-4,9-11, &16-18, 2016
Wamego is home to many small businesses
My two favorite places to eat are Totos Tacoz and The Friendship House
Totos Tacoz is located on Main Street next to The Oz Museum.
Their menu features many options for people of all shapes and sizes
If you follow the yellow brick road...
Which is between 514 and Vanderbilts on Main Street...
Prairie Town Village
The buildings included are:
- A restored one room school house
- A General Store (moved from Flush to Wamego)
- The first Pottawatomie County Jail from 1872
- The Wamego Telephone Exchange Building
- A Log Cabin
- The Wamego Museum
The Museum has interesting displays to spike anyone's interest
This includes a Chyrsler Coupe with original tires, paint, and upholstery, and only 31,000 miles.
Another interesting display is keys from Wamegos Ames House Hotel
It also has a full taxidermy buffalo named Abigail. They welcome visitors to touch if they wish.
One last thing I noticed was all the war memorabilia
The City Park also has a beautiful pond and fully functional bridge
In nice weather you can see parents and children fishing in the pond, and in cold weather, the park is decorated with beautiful Christmas lights.
Sources:
- http://www.ozwinerykansas.com/wine-tasting.html
- http://ozmuseum.com/pages/visit
- http://www.wamegohistoricalmuseum.org/village.html
- http://www.columbiantheatre.com/calendar/default.asp
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wamego,_Kansas
For more information about other places in Wamego: Visit Wamego: http://www.visitwamego.com/see-and-do