Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site

See the two-room cabin where Samuel Clemens was born in 1835, kept inside a museum with his handwritten Tom Sawyer manuscript.

37352 Shrine Road, Florida, MO 65283 · Florida, MO

About Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site

Samuel Clemens, later Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in a rented two-room cabin in the village of Florida, Missouri. The cabin, which once sheltered eight people, now sits inside a modern museum along with first editions, a handwritten manuscript of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and furnishings from Twain's Connecticut home. The family moved to Hannibal in 1839. The site sits beside Mark Twain State Park on Mark Twain Lake, so you can pair a visit with a swim or hike.

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