Yes, a town in Kansas is a tourist attraction for groupies of "The Wizard of Oz" book by Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919) and film of 1939.
Specifically, there are at least three towns in Kansas that are known tourist attactions for fans. One is Liberal, where there is a yearly Oztoberfest. The town also has a replica of the Yellow Brick Road, and of the farmhouse where Dorothy Gale lived with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em.
Another town is Sedan, where a road paved with 10,700 bricks was built through the generosity of supporters in all 50 states, and from 28 countries other than the United States of America. The donors' names are listed on the bricks, and they include celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Hope, and Elizabeth Taylor. The mile-long sidewalk gives access to the small town's downtown business community. The downtown is host to Sedan's yearly Yellow Brick Road Festival.
Still another town is Wamego, where there is a yearly OZtoberfest. At the first of these yearly festivals, attendees were able to see memorabilia from the film, such as Dorothy Gale's blue gingham dress, a Munchkin hat, and the pointed hat of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Additionally, the International Wizard of Oz Club's National Convention is meeting on October 2-4, 2009, in Manhatten, Kansas.
Yes. There are at least three towns that are known to have yearly plans to celebrate The Wizard of Oz. One is Liberal, where there's a yearly Oztoberfest. The town also has a replica of the Yellow Brick Road, and of the farmhouse where Dorothy Gale lived with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Another is Sedan, where a road paved with 10,700 bricks was built through the generosity of supporters in all 50 states, and from 28 countries other than the United States of America. The donors' names are listed on the bricks, and they include celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Hope, and Elizabeth Taylor. The mile-long sidewalk gives access to the small town's downtown business community. And the downtown is host to Sedan's yearly Yellow Brick Road Festival. And still another is Wamego, where there's a yearly OZtoberfest. At the first of these yearly festivals, attendees were able to see memorabilia from the film, such as Dorothy Gale's blue gingham dress, a Munchkin hat, and the pointed hat of the Wicked Witch of the West.
No, there's no town that officially is called 'Oz' in Kansas. But Wamego is home to the Oz museum. Wamego is about 100 miles to the west of Kansas City. It's about 10 miles down from the U.S. 40 exit from Interstate Highway 70.
Liberal, Kansas
Yes, Kansas has an Oz in the sense of a museum.Specifically, the Oz Museum is located in Wamego. Information about the museum may be accessed by googling "Oz Museum in Kansas." The town in which the museum is located also promotes a popular, yearly Oktoberfest.
"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!"
Dorothy is from Kansas.
Dorothy lives in Kansas.
Yes, there is a landmark in Kansas for the character of Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz."Specifically, the landmark is located in East Cedar, Liberal, Kansas. It is called Dorothy's House. It is a replica of the Gale family farmhouse in the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz."
Yes, Kansas has an Oz in the sense of a museum.Specifically, the Oz Museum is located in Wamego. Information about the museum may be accessed by googling "Oz Museum in Kansas." The town in which the museum is located also promotes a popular, yearly Oktoberfest.
Yes, in Kansas.
"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!"
Yes. She is from a small town in Kansas called Sharon.
Probably the one that took Dorothy to Oz from Kansas. She called it a cyclone.
The only location for Dorothy's home given is "Kansas." The Wizard is from Omaha, but no hometown is mentioned for Dorothy.
Dorothy is from Kansas.
Dorothy lives in Kansas.
Yes, there is a landmark in Kansas for the character of Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz."Specifically, the landmark is located in East Cedar, Liberal, Kansas. It is called Dorothy's House. It is a replica of the Gale family farmhouse in the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz."
Kansas
In the beloved 1939 film version of 'The Wizard of Oz', there are Kansas and Oz dreamland sequences. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em appear under their real names in the Kansas sequence. Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto appear under their real names in both the Kansas and the Oz dreamland sequences. Glinda the Good Witch appears only in the Oz dreamland sequence. But the other main characters have different names in the Kansas and Oz dreamland sequences. For example, the Cowardly Lion of Oz is the farmhand Zeke of Kansas. The Scarecrow of Oz is the farmhand Hunk of Kansas. The Tin Woodman of Oz is the farmhand Hickory of Kansas. The Wicked Witch of the West is Almira Gulch of Kansas. The Wizard of Ozis Professor Marvel of Kansas.
· Kingman, Kansas