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A must stop for all "Friends of Dorothy"...the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas!

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Following the Yellow Brick Road: A Visit to the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas By Rolando Chang Barrero Travel with Rolando https://travelwithrolando.com/ The video will be posted soon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TravelwithRolando If you ever find yourself driving through Kansas, there’s one stop you absolutely cannot miss: the Oz Museum in Wamego . Tucked into a small town along the rolling prairie, it’s a treasure trove for anyone who grew up with The Wizard of Oz or simply appreciates a slice of Americana that still sparkles with magic. For me, visiting was especially nostalgic. Back in the late 1980s, I had the chance to work on the original Hollywood exhibition at the Center for the Fine Arts in Miami  (now home to  Miami Dade College  Museum of Art and Design )  when it first opened. I still remember uncrating costumes, production stills, and set pieces, marveling at their history before they were installed for public view. Walking into the Oz Museum dec...