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Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

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Experience the PLACE that inspired the stories! The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum campus maintains the places where Sam Clemens explored, lived and dreamed.
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He would turn those memories into some of America's greatest literature. The Museum complex includes the Boyhood Home, Interpretive Center, Huck Finn House, WPA Stone Building/Gift Shop, Becky Thatcher House (under renovation), John M. Clemens Justice of the Peace Building, Grant's Drug Store, the Tom & Huck statue, and the Museum Gallery. Artifacts include numerous items that once belonged to Mark Twain including a white suit coat, his Oxford gown, a jewelry box he had hand-carved in Italy for Olivia, photos, first editions, letters, etc. The Museum also houses 15 original Norman Rockwell paintings of Tom and Huck.

11/02/2026

"But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the people can rise up and throw it off. That's the finest asset we've got -- the ballot box." Mark Twain from an interview in Boston Transcript, 6 November 1905

11/01/2026

"No party holds the privilege of dictating to me how I shall vote. If loyalty to party is a form of patriotism, I am no patriot. If there is any valuable difference between a monarchist and an American, it lies in the theory that the American can decide for himself what is patriotic and what isn't. I claim that difference. I am the only person in the sixty millions that is privileged to dictate my patriotism."
- Mark Twain, a Biography

Don’t forget to vote 🗳️ this week!

10/31/2026

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"We would huddle close about the old man, and begin to shudder with the first familiar words; and under the spell of his impressive delivery we always fell a prey to that climax at the end when the rigid black shape in the twilight sprang at us with a shout." - Mark Twain in a letter to Joel Chandler Harris referring to his favorite ghost story told by Daniel Quarles "The Golden Arm"

10/30/2026

If you missed Adam Nelson's book launch of Huckleberry Jim we recorded it! Enjoy it anytime, and pick up your copy at the museum.

10/29/2026

Happy ! "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction."- Mark Twain

Mark Twain loved cats and had many throughout his life, including Sour Mash, Appollinaris, Zoroaster, and Blatherskite. Share this fun fact with your feline-loving friends!

10/23/2026

TOMORROW!!!!!! Be sure to come to historic Historic Downtown Hannibal to experience Wicked Fest! Vendors all day, contests in the afternoon, prizes, and a spooky good time. SEE YOU TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/20/2026

This Saturday the Boyhood Home Stage will be filled with hopeful ghosts, ghouls, witches, and warriors as Wicked Fest takes the stage. Costume contests begin at 3 pm but there will be fun and shopping all day. Vendors will be on the mall area on Hill Street beginning at 9 am. You may just find that item that has been haunting your dreams! Stick around Historic Downtown Hannibal after the contests for the Hannibal Jaycees Halloween Parade and the Living Dead Window displays. Don't be frightened, it's all in good fun.

👻NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS!

🕯A little Halloween magic goes a long way! A spooky cauldron full of THANKS to the local businesses donating prizes for our Wicked Fest costume contests! 👻
🎢 Sawyer's Creek Hannibal, MO - Bumper Boats and Mini Golf Passes (4)
👻 Whispering woods haunted trail- Haunted trail passes (2)
🧩 Mississippi Mind Trap Escape Room- Escape Room Gift Card ($40.00)
🗓️ Big River Comic Convention - 2027 weekend passes (8) and
WICKED Boo Baskets for 1st and 2nd place winners.

🔮And don't forget to come explore our vendor lineup, shop unique spooky finds, discover handmade treasures, and support the fantastic small businesses joining us on-site!

🎃 COSTUME CONTEST TIMES! 🎃
🏆 3:00 PM ~ Kids Costume Contest (Ages 0–17)
🏆 3:30 PM ~ Adult Costume Contest (Ages 18–105)
🧙‍♀️ 4:00 PM ~ Witch Please! Contest
👑 4:30 PM ~ Scream Queen Contest

📍 Wicked Fest
📅 Saturday, October 24
⏰ 9 AM~ 5 PM
📍 Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, Hill Street, Hannibal

🎃 FREE to attend ~ bring the family and get WICKED with us!

10/16/2026

50th Annual Hannibal Folklife Festival weekend is here and we love seeing the activity in Historic Downtown Hannibal. You better get your hands on some of these commemorative mugs created by Ayers Pottery. You can make sure to get yours by visiting a Hannibal Arts Council beverage booth or stop at the HAC studio to see the FOLKLIFE@50 exhibit and get one!

50th Annual Hannibal Folklife Festival mugs by Ayers Pottery are here! Grab yours this weekend at the Hannibal Arts Council c***r, coffee or root b**r booths...or stop by HAC and see the FOLKLIFE@50 exhibit while you're there.

10/15/2026

We are happy to be the guest location for the Hannibal Free Public Library book club next Tuesday while they have a big project going on in their building! Don’t forget to, Hannibal residents get FREE admission to the museum. Enjoy a book discussion then explore the places that inspired our very own great author! ✍🏼

Address

415 North Main Street
Hannibal, MO
63401

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15732219010

Website

http://www.marktwainmuseum.org/

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