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*[http://blog.zerve.com/2013/10/04/zerve-book-club-how-you-can-visit-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ How you can visit ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''] | *[http://blog.zerve.com/2013/10/04/zerve-book-club-how-you-can-visit-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ How you can visit ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''] | ||
*The (now closed) Wizard of Oz Park in Banner Elk, North Carolina — [[http://emeraldmtn.com/LandofOz/landofoz.html A]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsFU5jksN4&feature=related B]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NYu_ACbGM4 C]] [[http://photographybycathyholt.ecrater.com/c/246485/land-of-oz-beech-mountain-black D]] [[http://www.videosforfamily.com/ozpark2005.htm E]] [[http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/05/31/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-to-the-abandoned-land-of-oz/ F]][[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bridal-guide/a-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-_b_2820290.html G]] [[http://www.wataugalakemagazine.com/landofoz.html H]] [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2334437/Goodbye-Yellow-Brick-Road-eerie-abandoned-Land-Oz-theme-park-hidden-North-Carolina-mountain.html I]] [[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3764 J]] [[http://www.markturner.com/land_of_oz.htm K]] [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/abandoned-wizard-of-oz-theme-park_n_3784445.html L]] [[http://www.hcpress.com/arts/the-land-of-oz-theme-park-awakens-for-the-20th-annual-autumn-at-oz-party-scheduled-for-oct-5-6.html M]] [[http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/annual-festival-takes-place-abandoned-wizard-oz-theme-park N]] | *The (now closed) Wizard of Oz Park in Banner Elk, North Carolina — [[http://emeraldmtn.com/LandofOz/landofoz.html A]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsFU5jksN4&feature=related B]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NYu_ACbGM4 C]] [[http://photographybycathyholt.ecrater.com/c/246485/land-of-oz-beech-mountain-black D]] [[http://www.videosforfamily.com/ozpark2005.htm E]] [[http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/05/31/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-to-the-abandoned-land-of-oz/ F]] [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bridal-guide/a-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-_b_2820290.html G]] [[http://www.wataugalakemagazine.com/landofoz.html H]] [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2334437/Goodbye-Yellow-Brick-Road-eerie-abandoned-Land-Oz-theme-park-hidden-North-Carolina-mountain.html I]] [[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3764 J]] [[http://www.markturner.com/land_of_oz.htm K]] [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/abandoned-wizard-of-oz-theme-park_n_3784445.html L]] [[http://www.hcpress.com/arts/the-land-of-oz-theme-park-awakens-for-the-20th-annual-autumn-at-oz-party-scheduled-for-oct-5-6.html M]] [[http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/annual-festival-takes-place-abandoned-wizard-oz-theme-park N]] | ||
**[https://roadtrippers.com/blog/dorothys-house-abandoned-land-of-oz-theme-park You can rent Dorothy's house!] | **[https://roadtrippers.com/blog/dorothys-house-abandoned-land-of-oz-theme-park You can rent Dorothy's house!] | ||
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*[http://www.nationalozmuseum.com/ The National Oz Museum] in Camden, Maine | *[http://www.nationalozmuseum.com/ The National Oz Museum] in Camden, Maine | ||
**Until that opens, the exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum — [[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57607300/wonderful-collection-of-oz-memorabilia-goes-on-display-at-maine-museum/ A]] [[http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/11/09/follow-yellow-brick-road-down-east/8OssssWj2bdYqHVJOojC3L/story.html B]] [[http://www.pressherald.com/news/yellow-brick-road-to-camden-completes-movie-junkies-journey.html?pagenum=1 C]] [[http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/merry-old-land-oz-relocates-maine/25261 D]] [[http://wabi.tv/2014/01/08/wizard-oz-exhibit-spikes-rockland-museum-admission-sales/ E]] | **Until that opens, the exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum — [[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57607300/wonderful-collection-of-oz-memorabilia-goes-on-display-at-maine-museum/ A]] [[http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/11/09/follow-yellow-brick-road-down-east/8OssssWj2bdYqHVJOojC3L/story.html B]] [[http://www.pressherald.com/news/yellow-brick-road-to-camden-completes-movie-junkies-journey.html?pagenum=1 C]] [[http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/merry-old-land-oz-relocates-maine/25261 D]] [[http://wabi.tv/2014/01/08/wizard-oz-exhibit-spikes-rockland-museum-admission-sales/ E]] | ||
*[http://cnycentral.com/news/local/can-cny-support-two-wizard-of-oz-museums?id=1087063#.U_i_nrxdXf5 Can Central New York support ''two'' Oz museums?] | |||
*Dorothy's House in Liberal, Kansas — [[http://www.liberal.net/info/events/oz.html A]] [[http://www.dorothyshouse.com/ B]] [[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2815 C]] | *Dorothy's House in Liberal, Kansas — [[http://www.liberal.net/info/events/oz.html A]] [[http://www.dorothyshouse.com/ B]] [[http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2815 C]] |
Revision as of 19:56, 26 August 2015
- The Winkie Convention in California — [Facebook] [History] [Newsletter]
- A change of location
- The next convention
- San Diego, Oz, and the Winkie Convention
- Special events for the 50th — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L]
- The Chesterton, Indiana, Oz Festival (currently on hiatus)
- OzFest in Chittenango, New York: L. Frank Baum's hometown throws a party for their native son — [A] [B] [C] [D (2014)] [E (2014)]
- The plaque on the only house still standing that L. Frank Baum lived in (in Coronado, California)
- Oz-toberfest, an autumn Oz event in Kansas
- The Oogaboo Rendezvous, a group of local Oz fans in the Pacific Northwest
- The (now closed) Wizard of Oz Park in Banner Elk, North Carolina — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N]
- Autumn at Oz, an annual festival that revisits the Wizard of Oz Park
- The National Oz Museum in Camden, Maine
- The Wizard of Oz touring museum exhibit (based on the book)
- The Wizard of Oz Festival in Oz — Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, that is
- LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City, which includes several Wizard of Oz exhibits in its Miniland
- The Wizard of Oz story garden in Butler Hayned Park in Mapleton, Illinois
- Munchkinland Playground and Fitness Trail in Washington, Kansas
- The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation — they sponsor an annual Weekend in Oz, since Gage was L. Frank Baum's mother-in-law
- Wizard of Oz Meetup Groups — meet local Oz fans in your area
- Sunday River Ski Resort, Maine — one of their mountains is called Oz, with appropriately named runs
- Sluggers & Putters, an Ohio amusement center that has Oz-themed areas, including miniature golf
- Over the Rainbow mimiature golf, Old Forge, New York
- The Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, New York — You can put your own voice into scenes from The Wizard of Oz!
- Fairytale Town in Sacramento is adding a Yellow Brick Road
- Public children's literature statues in the United States, including two entries from The Wizard of Oz
- Wizard of Oz Funland, and it's actually in Oz (Australia, that is)
- The Emerald Lounge at the Revere Hotel in Boston
- Wizard of Oz slot machine (you'll have to find a place that has this, however)