Mark Twain House, The - Hartford Things To Do

  • Address: 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06105-4401
  • Phone: +1 860 247 0998
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  • Website:www.marktwainhouse.org
Average Rating
4.5
 13+ reviews
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4.5
 9+ reviews
Frommers
2.0
 1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
4.5
 3+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $5

Mark Twain House, The
351 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06105-4401

Mark Twain House, The Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Visitors can take a tour of the legendary author's home. Both an oddity and a beauty, ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The restored home of Mark Twain, located in the Nook Farm neighborhood, is a testimonial ... more on tripadvisor.com
  • This 19-room house is a fascinating example of the late-19th-century style sometimes known as "Picturesque Gothic," with several steeply peaked gables and brick walls whose varying patterns are highlighted by black ... more on frommers.com
  • National historic landmark - Tiffany decorated Victorian mansion ... more on entertainment.com
  • Built in 1874, this building was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, until ... more on Fodor's

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5.0
Absolutely amazing!

I loved this place very much, it was a good biography of Mark Twain and his family. There ... By A Yahoo! User from Egypt, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Wonderful house fits Mark Twain's personality.

Anyone visiting Hartford should see this one-of-a-kind house. It seems to reflect Mark Twain's personality inside ... Regi184, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0
John F. 's review

One would think that a town as old as Hartford would have a lot of top notch attractions, but this ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

5.0
Literary and Historical Shrine

(August 05, 2009 00:00)

Anyone interested in American Literature owes it to him/herself to visit this wonderful house. This is where ... By johnthebear from Chicago, IL, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Loved the visit!

We visited on a Sat afternoon and enjoyed a non-crowded, small group tour. You need to have 2 hours (and a literary ... cooltraveller, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

Directions

Take Exit 46 off I-84, turn right onto Sisson Ave., then right onto Farmington Ave. The house is on the right. From downtown, drive west on Asylum St., bearing left on Farmington Ave. The house is on the left

Hours

Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30pm; Sun noon-5:30pm. Visits by guided tour only; last tour begins at 4:45pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: $14

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