Museum
Ellwood House Museum
DeKalb
Wednesday to Sunday 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
From $5 published price
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Things to do in DeKalb
Museums — 3 places to go in DeKalb, Illinois. 3 of them publish a price.
Museums in DeKalb2
Family fun in DeKalb1
Free in DeKalb
One attraction in DeKalb gets you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.
The venue says: “Admission is free and open to the public, but donations are always appreciated.”
What this list covers
DeKalb has 3 places to go: Ellwood House Museum, NIU Art Museum and Wreckroom Dekalb.
3 of them publish an admission price, 3 publish opening hours.
Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 18, 2026.
Common questions
- How much do things to do in DeKalb cost?
- Published prices run from $5 to $40 — $5 at Ellwood House Museum, $40 at Wreckroom Dekalb, across 2 attractions in DeKalb that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
- Is there anything free to do in DeKalb?
- 1 attraction in DeKalb says on its own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction.
- What kinds of attractions are included?
- museums (2), family fun (1).