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A look inside Lake Geneva's Dungeons & Dragons Hobby Shop Museum
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A look inside Lake Geneva's Dungeons & Dragons Hobby Shop Museum

  • BARRY ADAMS
  • Mar 31, 2022
  • Mar 31, 2022

Here is a look inside Lake Geneva's Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum at 723 Williams St. It's a stop worth making for those interested in learning more about the history of Dungeons and Dragons. 

Gary Con

Gary Con

Jeff Leason, curator of the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva, shows off dice from an early rendition of Dungeons & Dragons with Matt Anderson and his sons, Cullen and Finn, during their visit to the museum Thursday, March 17. 

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Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum

Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum

Visitors to the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum exit the attraction located in Lake Geneva, the birthplace of Dungeons & Dragons.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Gary Con

Gary Con

A display case containing the Eye and Hand of Vecna, elements from Dungeons & Dragons, is among the items on display at the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons

Jeff Leason, curator of the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva, Wis., walks through the medieval-themed space Thursday, March 17, 2022. 

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons

Early artifacts used in the creation of the Dungeon and Dragons role-playing game are displayed for visitors to the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva. 

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons

Brothers Cullen Anderson, 12, and his brother, Finn, 13, of Greenfield, Ind. view dice produced for the Dungeons and Dragons game during a visit with their family to the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva, Wis., Thursday, March 17, 2022.

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

Gary Con

Gary Con

This home at 330 Center St. in Lake Geneva is where Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons in 1973. The home is now privately owned but is a popular stop for D&D fans who frequently pose for selfies in front of the house. People are also able to rent it out for overnight stays. 

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons

Dice from an early version of the Dungeons and Dragons game are displayed at the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva. 

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

Gary Con

Gary Con

Jeff Leason, curator of the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva, shares the history of Dungeons & Dragons with fans David Orr, of Wichita, Kansas, right, and Matt Anderson and his sons, Cullen, 12, and Finn, 13. The museum is located in a house that served as the first commercial headquarters for TSR, the company created by Gary Gygax to publish his games.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Gary Con

Gary Con

An original wooden box set of the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons is displayed at the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum in Lake Geneva.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

Gary Con

Gary Con

Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and the founding father of fantasy gaming, in his hometown of Lake Geneva in 2001. Gygax died in 2008.

RON KUENSTLER

Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax, seen here in 1992, was the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and Gen Con, which began in his Lake Geneva home in the late 1960s.

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