The Mark Twain House & Museum

The Mark Twain House & Museum is a history museum Asylum Hill Hartford located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (860) 247-0998

  • Website

    marktwainhouse.org

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  • Type

    History Museum

Address

351 Farmington Ave Hartford , CT 06105 United States

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Mark Fontanella

Our tour guide named Craig was very enthusiastic and clearly loved his job and really related to the children on the tour to get them to relate to life without technology

Jorge Machaen

I love history so this was awesome! Jane (I believe) was our tour guide and she was very informative and easy going. She answered all my side questions (I'm that guy), she was great.

HISTORY

This was the home of 19th-century author Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known as Mark Twain. The Missouri-born Clemens moved with his wife Olivia into this 19-room Victorian Gothic home in 1874.

Erik Cintron

If your in history and his writings. This house and tour is great. This is the house he spent most of his time in. It was a great understanding of his life and children. The gift shop was cool.

Constance Pappas

Best tour in the city ! Great house and amazing history! This is a must... save some money for the fantastic gift shop . It's an awesome experience. Put it on your list to see!

Karen Mudd-Osborn

Did the combo tour and would say it was well worth it! Can't believe people would live in such extravagance, especially when one comes from such humble beginnings as Mark Twain. Beautiful house !

Ashley

Be sure to sign up for the e-newsletter and/or follow them on Facebook for announcements about free events . Lots of great lectures, author visits, films , and more.

Serenity

Take the ghost story tour at night with Ross (I believe is his name) he's extremely informative and makes the tour a lot of fun. Good place to visit if you live in CT.

Nelson Chan

Nicely restored. Do the guided tour for sure. Amazing history and architecture . Must see!

John W

Beautiful home. Amazing being in the very house and very room where Sam Clemens wrote Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

PT6 Nation

These famous authors were next door neighbours and great friends. Their beautiful Victorian houses are now museums and a guided tour is a must-do while in Connecticut.

LMD SBC-Skinny Fiber

The Mark Twain House is a great place to visit, especially in thet winter with the holiday decorations. When available, go on their ghost tour . TAPS was there 2 times.

Mark Fontanella

The tour was very interesting and had a lot of fine points about family life and Mark Twain's history

Ashley

Skip the Servants ' Wing tour . You get to see half of it on the regular tour anyway, and the "wing" is really two full rooms only. You've seen one Victorian stove, you've seen 'em all.

Emily Piecrust

Do the combo tour and see both the Stowe house and the Twain house. The difference between the two is staggering.

Dave Mortensen

The tour of the home is amazing. And the museum exhibits are first class !

Taylor Gorman

You can't take pictures inside, but there is a book in the shop with wonderful photos. The house is beautiful!

Natalie

A bit pricey ($19) but very informative and the house itself is beautiful.

Captain Bronson

A fine sailor in his own right, come see tha abode of the mighty pen-ta-paperrr master o' the 19th century!

Josh Britton

Beautiful house , great history, knowledgeable staff .

Ed A

Ronald McDonald House Charities host the Local Hero's banquet at the Mark Twain House

Nick McKenna

Do the house tour and the servants wing! Well worth it!

Leonardo Lome

Beautifully house !!!

Rick E Fox

Authentic educational experience

George Giaccaglia

Yes if your into humor and history

Jeff Hu

Sunday open at 12:00 PM. Free parking . Beautiful house !

Judy Weatherbee

Warning lots of stairs!

Justin Israels

The spirit of mark twain

Michael Fryar

Henry Rollins!

Keegan Edwards

Don't bother with the servants tour , you just see the kitchen

Lindsey C

Staff at the information desk were rude. We got here two hours before closing, and all tours were sold out. Not one member cared that we were out from CA and would not have another chance to visit.

Jennifer D

Well worth it! The house is beautiful.

aaron dean

"be good and you will be lonesome"

Jodi Tussing

THE Mark Twain House has over 11000 sq.ft.

Joe La Valla

Took my son there and we had a blast.

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