Wamego: "Wow"! What makes Wamego successful? A very strong manufacturing base, retail variety, a beautiful downtown, the historic Columbian Theatre, a wonderful Historic Museum Complex, beautiful city park, golf course expansion, a new Oz Museum and famous celebrations are all the result of consistently strong and effective local leadership and great community spirit and participation.


Heavy and light manufacturing form the core of the Wamego economy. This is bolstered by area agriculture, value-added ag product development and production, regional retail and financial services, an excellent health care and educational system and continually developing arts, entertainment and recreational attractions.

This vibrant, progressive small city in Northeast Kansas in Pottawatomie County is advantageously located at the junction of US Highways 24 and 99. Wamego lies only 13 miles east of Manhattan and 34 miles west of the state capital in Topeka. Wamego is located only 9 miles north of Interstate 70 along the banks of the Kansas River.

Visitor? Young family? New Business? Retiree? Travel the "Road to OZ" (Highway 99) to Wamego for a look at one of the most comprehensive collections of OZ memorabilia ever collected and displayed. Then - spend a few days "Over the Rainbow" to examine the quality of life and opportunities in Wamego. You won't be sorry.