The Mark Twain House & Museum, Connecticut, United States
4.5 (1.676 reviews) Wednesday: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in Hartford Historic Sites • History Museums
Grand house tour
The Mark Twain House & Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of America's greatest author, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891. It is also where Twain lived when he wrote his most important works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and The Pauper and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. A stunning example of Picturesque Gothic architecture, the 25-room home features a dramatic grand hall, a lush glass conservatory, a grand library and the handsome billiard room where Twain wrote his famous books. The Webster Bank Museum Center at The Mark Twain House & Museum offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about Mark Twain, his family, the historic house, and the author's legacy. This state-of-the-art facility houses our ticket desk; the Aetna Gallery with a permanent exhibition on Twain's life and work; a rotating exhibition hall, The Hartford Financial Services Theatre, showing a Ken Burns mini-documentary on Twain; classroom space; the lecture hall-style Lincoln Financial Auditorium; The Mark Twain Store; entertaining spaces like the soaring Hal Holbrook and the sunny second floor cafe/patio area.
Address
351 Farmington Ave GPS Parking address 385 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105-6400
Mobile
Website
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/
Working hours
Monday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 01, 2024, 19:39
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.676 reviews)
Reviews
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5GoAlong2 5:00 PM Feb 7, 2023
Grand house tour
Perusing the map for Hartford, we noticed the Mark Twain House and decided to visit this museum. We booked a reservation for a tour of the home and spent some time in the museum before and after the house tour. Our guide told us about the history of the house and of Samuel Clemens life and family. The house is very interesting and the museum provided some additional information about his life and travels. It is well worth a stop if you enjoy the writing of Mark Twain.
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5Subteach10 5:00 PM Oct 6, 2022
Amazing experience
I wish I could rate this higher than 5. The staff are extremely friendly and you can tell they love their jobs. The house is well preserved and easy to walk around. The film before the tour is very informative and adds to the tour. The store has a great variety of gifts. My only negative is I wish you could take pictures of the inside of the house as I love the decorations/furniture/structure but I understand that you cant do to copyright complications. On the plus side there are postcards in the gift shop that depict the inside of the home. There is plenty of parking on site and it is free. Masks are required in the home so it is nice to know that they take safety so seriously. Be on time as the tour leaves on time and it is extremely distracting if you show up late.
