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The Mark Twain House & Museum
The Mark Twain House & Museum Review
Built in 1874, this building was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, until 1891. While he and his family lived in this 19-room Victorian mansion, Twain published seven major novels, including Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and The Prince and the Pauper. The home is one of only two Louis Comfort Tiffany-designed domestic interiors open to the public. A contemporary museum on the grounds presents an up-close look at the author and shows an outstanding Ken Burns documentary on his life.
- Address: 351 Farmington Ave., at Woodland St., Hartford, CT, 06105 | Map It
- Phone: 860/247-0998
- Cost: $16
- Hours: Apr.--Dec., Mon.--Sat. 9:30--5:30, Sun. noon--5:30; Jan.--Mar., Mon. and Wed.--Sat. 9:30--5:30, Sun. noon--5:30
- Website: www.marktwainhouse.org
- Location: Hartford
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