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Wonder Workshop
Distance: 14.3 Mi1006 Leavenworth St
66502-5435 Manhattan -
Watkins Community Museum of History
Distance: 59.6 Mi1047 Massachusetts Street
66044 Lawrence -
Amelia Earhart Birthplace
Distance: 68.3 Mi223 N Terrace St
66002 Atchison -
Wonderscope Children's Museum
Distance: 86.0 Mi5705 Flint Street
66203 Shawnee Mission -
Rodrock Development
Distance: 90.3 Mi12647 Hemlock St
66213-1455 Overland Park
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Description
What words could be more appropriate when describing the dream of a small community that literally built a museum out of a rainbow's notion? It took the brains of a small group of leaders, the heart for what L. Frank Baum began in 1900 as a simple children's book and the courage to take on the task of constructing a home for over 2,000 artifacts dating from 1900 to today.The OZ museum was built with a major grant from the State of Kansas and the generosity of the people of this small community, who also provided thousands of hours of volunteer time. The museum houses more than just memorabilia from the famous 1939 MGM musical starring Judy Garland! It encompasses earlier silent films, one of which starred none other than Oliver Hardy (Laurel and Hardy fame) as the Tin Man as well as "The Wiz" starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.The OZ Museum offers everything imaginable from the earliest Baum books and OZ Parker Brothers board games to today's collectibles that can be purchased in Auntie Em's Gift Shop.