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J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center

DeKalb J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center

★★★★☆ 4.8 (16)

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Wreckroom Dekalb

DeKalb Wreckroom Dekalb

★★★★☆ 4.9 (93)

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Attractions

J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center
Ellwood House Museum
Mission’s Grove
Rotary Park

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Wreckroom Dekalb

Offers a unique 'Splatter Room' experience where guests paint with 16 oz. paint in up to 4 colors on 16"x20" canvases using squirt guns, with optional blacklight/neon upgrades, allowing participants to take home their artistic creations
The venue features an exotic drinks and snacks bar with 170+ international options from 12+ countries, including specialty sodas, snacks, and candies, with weekly highlights shared on Facebook and Instagram

J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center

Joseph F. Glidden invented barbed wire in 1873, a revolutionary invention that fundamentally changed settlement patterns and land management in the American West
The homestead features a working blacksmith shop with live-history demonstrations on the second and fourth Sundays from June to November, where visitors can watch artisans forge steel

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