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The Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford, CT

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The Mark Twain House & Museum

Tour the 1874 High Gothic home where Mark Twain wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, then browse the museum galleries.

351 Farmington Ave · Hartford, CT

About The Mark Twain House & Museum

Sam and Olivia Clemens built this three-story Hartford mansion in 1874 and raised three daughters here over the next 17 years. The house is shown only by guided tour, and the general tour runs about 55 minutes. Your ticket also covers the museum center's two galleries and a 22-minute Ken Burns film on Twain's life. Tours have limited capacity and can sell out days ahead, so buy tickets in advance.

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