How to Follow the Real Yellow Brick Road
Dorothy had to go to Oz to find the Yellow Brick Road but you don't have to make such a long trek. All you have to do is take a trip to the middle of the United States to Sedan, Kansas, home of the real Yellow Brick Road.
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Instructions
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Locate the Yellow Brick Road. The Yellow Brick Road circles the entire downtown area of Sedan and with over 10,000 bricks you'll be sure to see it in no time.
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Find someone you know on the bricks. Famous people like Whoopie Goldberg, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bob Hope and many others can be found along the road. There is also a brick for every state in the nation and 28 foreign countries.
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Come during Memorial Day Weekend and experience the Yellow Brick Road Festival. This is an exciting time in Sedan with many different Oz-related contests and a parade.
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See the sights of Sedan. Visit the Emmett Kelly Museum, Hollow's St. Charles School House or one of the many retailers on Main Street.
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Tips & Warnings
Sedan is a small town of only 1300 people. Community members suggested the Yellow Brick Road as a city development project in 1988. They feared the town was dying and saw this as an opportunity to bring tourists to the area.
The Yellow Brick Road was financed by "selling" bricks. People or organizations would pay money to have their names printed on the bricks before they were laid into the road.
There are no interstate highways that lead to Sedan, so make sure you check a map or get directions.
