Visitor Information

 Visitor Information

Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Properties

The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties includes eight properties: six properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places, and two exciting, interactive museums whose collections include fifteen original Norman Rockwell paintings, Mark Twain's Oxford gown, and many priceless artifacts. A self-guided tour of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties gives you the chance to explore the Hannibal of Samuel Clemens' childhood and experience the beloved stories he created as Mark Twain through the power of his imagination. Come discover how a young boy growing up in the small village of Hannibal became one of the world's most beloved authors!

To take a virtual tour of our properties, click here. To request a brochure be emailed to you, please click here

 Museum Properties:

  1. Interpretive Center
  2. Mark Twain's Boyhood Home
  3. Boyhood Home Gift Shop
  4. Huckleberry Finn House
  5. Becky Thatcher House (currently being restored)
  6. J.M. Clemens Justice of the Peace Office
  7. Grant's Drug Store
  8. Museum Gallery

We suggest at least 1 - 1 1/2 hours to view all of the buildings.

Adult: $9.00
Senior: $7.50 (60 & over)
Child: $4.00 (6 - 12 years)
Under 6 is free

Special discounts apply for groups of 20 or more. Please click on Group Tour Information to learn more. 

2009 Hours

We are open seven days a week throughout the year.
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

January - March
10:00 - 5:00
Sundays
12:00 - 5:00

April & May
9:00 - 5:00 Daily

June - August
9:00 - 7:00 Daily

September & October
9:00 - 5:00 Daily

November & December
10:00 - 5:00
Sundays
12:00 - 5:00

For further information to enhance your experience in Hannibal, please visit the following links:

Visit Hannibal

Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce

Hannibal Public Library

The Tom and Becky Program

Experience Mississippi River

Visit Missouri

Mark Twain Himself Performance

Map & Driving Directions

Click here for a map to the museum.  For driving directions, click here.  

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