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Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum, McLean

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Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum reviews

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4.6

By Foodange

Fascinating history of the use of barbed wire in all kinds of situations, all over the world not just on US ranches. There was also a really interesting side exhibition on the Dust Bowl. FOC so we..... more

Fascinating history of the use of barbed wire in all kinds of situations, all over the world not just on US ranches. There was also a really interesting side exhibition on the Dust Bowl. FOC so we..... more »
By The_Gibson

What an awesome museum! They had a wide array of barbed wire, ranching, and texas themed exhibits. They also had a cool Route 66 area. They had a neat little gift area, where my kids bought an...

What an awesome museum! They had a wide array of barbed wire, ranching, and texas themed exhibits. They also had a cool Route 66 area. They had a neat little gift area, where my kids bought an... more »
By VillagerRick

This is an interesting stop. They have quite the collection of not only barbed wire, but also the tools needed to install and maintain the fencing. Also not to be missed is a collection of branding.... more

This is an interesting stop. They have quite the collection of not only barbed wire, but also the tools needed to install and maintain the fencing. Also not to be missed is a collection of branding.... more »

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By David Devaney

I would never have known there was enough history about Barbed Wire to make a museum for it. It also has a Route 66 historical section and a section about the 1900s dust bowl. This place was fascinating and the attendant was super friendly and helpful.

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By Marcy Kyser

This is an interesting quick stop. Lots of barbed wire art which is super interesting. The dust bowl photos were interesting and the route 66 room was super fun.

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By Couch's Automotive Racing Services

If you're traveling down the route and unsure how to budget time this museum is easily worth 2 hours. We didn't put enough time aside to see it all but great museum.

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By james f

Highly recommended. It's not far off the freeway at all. But there's really nothing around it. Much larger and more extensive than you would ever guess from the front entrance. It has two large balls of barbed wire out front that are really fun to look at. But once you get inside it just has rooms and rooms of things to see relating to route 66 the history of the area and of course barbed wire and anything related to barbed wire and fencing. Just an amazingly detailed archive and curated collection.

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By Mary H

We loved this little museum stop on rt66 headed west. Great history and pictures especially dust bowl related. No charge to go on.

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