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📤 SHARE it with someone who grew up watching The Wizard of Oz. 👥 FOLLOW @samsfamilytrip for more family road trips! 📍 Land of Oz — Beech Mountain, North Carolina This isn’t a movie set. It’s a real, walk-through Wizard of Oz experience where you follow the Yellow Brick Road and meet Dorothy, Toto, Glinda, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion and the Wicked Witch. 🌪️ You’ll even see Dorothy’s house, the tornado experience and the famous upside-down house. 🎟️ WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO 📅 Autumn at Oz 2026: September 11–13 September 18–20 September 25–27 💰 Tickets: about $70 per person + fees 👶 Ages 2 & under: FREE 🥾 Walking: about 1.5 miles ⏰ Time: plan for around 2 hours 🚗 Parking: Beech Mountain Resort + complimentary shuttle 🚠 Chairlift: available as an additional option ⚠️ IMPORTANT: Land of Oz is NOT open year-round. It’s a seasonal attraction, so check the event dates before planning your trip. ⛰️ And because you’re high in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bring comfortable shoes and layers — mountain weather can change quickly. ✨ FUN FACT: Land of Oz originally opened as a theme park in 1970 and closed in 1980. Today, the magic returns during the annual Autumn at Oz celebration. 💡 ROAD TRIP TIP: Make a weekend of it! Combine Land of Oz with Beech Mountain, Banner Elk and Blowing Rock for a beautiful North Carolina mountain getaway. 📌 SAVE this for your North Carolina bucket list. Would you visit Land of Oz? 🌈💛 @Visit NC Land of Oz North Carolina, Autumn at Oz 2026, Wizard of Oz North Carolina, Beech Mountain NC, things to do in North Carolina, North Carolina with kids, Blue Ridge Mountains, family road trip NC. #LandOfOz #AutumnAtOz #WizardOfOz #WizardOfOzExperience #BeechMountain @Land of Oz @Beech Mountain Resort