Fun Fact: The last manufacturer of wooden matchsticks in the United States closed in 2017, indicating that wooden matches are a remnant of a bygone era.
Dining: Opposite Matchstick Marvels, Hometown Foods is available for snacks, deli sandwiches, ice cream, and noon-time lunch specials. Additionally, based on your group size and needs, Hometown Foods may cater meals to our building. Their contact number is 641-473-3222. For early groups, we can arrange to have fresh cinnamon rolls and coffee ready for you.
Other: Also, located in our Gladbrook City Centre building with Matchstick Marvels is the Gladbrook Theater. You can arrange to have a showing of our current movie for your group or just have the concession stand open for snacks.
The Gladbrook Historical Museum is located on our upper level and can be viewed free of charge. Access is by steps or elevator.
Union Grove State Park, 5 miles south of Gladbrook, offers camping, picnicking, and fishing on Union Grove Lake.
Gladbrook City Park is located two blocks south of Matchstick Marvels and offers a shelter house, picnic tables, and a playground.
When leaving Gladbrook be sure to drive by our Veteran’s Memorial Park on the east edge of Gladbrook on Highway 96, home to the Tama County Freedom Rock.
Gladbrook Museum —————————Matchstick Marvels Map———————Tama County Freedom Rock—————
For other places to visit while in the Gladbrook area visit www.traveltamacounty.com
Approximate miles to Gladbrook from:
Ames 60
Des Moines 70
Cedar Rapids 75
Dysart 22
Marshalltown 20
Mason City/Clear Lake 100
Tama/Toledo 20
Traer 15
Waterloo/Cedar Falls 40
Fun Fact: Matchsticks manufactured in the USA were made of aspen and poplar woods. All matchsticks are now imported to the United States from Indonesia or China and are made of poplar wood.
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Matchstick Marvels, 319 2nd Street, Gladbrook, IA
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