LODGING
Hotels, Lodges, Extended Stay
Simmer Motel
1215 West Highway 24 • Wamego, KS 66547
785-456-2304
This AAA approved motel offers non-smoking rooms and suites, including a honeymoon suite with Jacuzzi. Guests will enjoy the private outdoor pool, children's play area and picnic & barbeque areas. more...
DINING
Cafes
Friendship House, The
507 Ash Street • Wamego, KS 66547
785-456-9616
Homemade bakery goods, lunch, catering and more. Come see them for their delicious cinnamon rolls, cupcakes pies and more. Plus they cater any event. more... map
ATTRACTIONS
Libraries & Research Centers
Wamego Public Library
431 Lincoln Avenue • Wamego, KS 66547
785-456-9181
House in the former Kaw Valley Bank building, the Wamego Public Library is normally open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., until 5:00 p.m. Fridays and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday. more...
Museums & Galleries
Wamego Historical Society & Museum
East 4th Street • Wamego, KS 66547
City Park
785-456-2040
The museum, a replica of Wamego's first city building; and the Prairie Town Village are located in Wamego's 20-acre City Park. The Village features a log cabin, the first Pottawatomie County jail from 1872, Wamego Telephone Exchange building, a general store, restored one-room school and a newer building which includes a 1950 Chrysler Coupe with original paint, tires and upholstery. A cross-cut section of one of the limbs of the famous Louis Vieux Elm, items from Wamego's Ames House Hotel, including a registration book with such names as Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor, a table from the hotel's dining room, the hotel's key/mailing slot cabinet and a board from the structure's exterior; uniforms and items from the Civil War, WWI, WWII and other wars to the present, a full-body taxidermy buffalo, and blacksmithing tools and forge used by Neil Balderson are just some of the interesting displays of the museum. more...
SPECIALTY SHOPPING
Home Improvement
Lichtenhan Ace Hardware
1012 Kaw Valley Park Cir • Wamego, KS 66547
785-456-7456
Ace is your one stop source for all your lawn & garden, outdoor living, painting needs, home good, tools, hardware, plumbing, heating & cooling and electrical needs. more... map
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Wamego Municipal Airport
785-456-8860
This small general aviation airport has one asphalt runway and six tie-down spaces. more... map

