Poe Museum - Richmond Museum

  • 1914 E Main St
    Richmond, VA 23223-6964
  • +1 804 648 5523
  • www.poemuseum.org
Average Rating
5.0
 2+ reviews
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5.0
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Open Hours:
Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Mandatory 45-min. tours depart on the hour (last tour departs 4pm),Su 11a-5p, Tu-Sa 10a-5p
Poe Museum
1914 E Main St
Richmond, VA 23223-6964
Description
  • ... Poe Museum provides a retreat into early nineteenth century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Illustrations of the famous poem "The Raven" and numerous other artifacts surrounding ... more on TripAdvisor
  • ... museum honors this great American Writer with the world's largest collection of Poe artifacts. The Museum was opened in 1922 in the Old Stone House, Richmond's oldest standing structure, only blocks away from the sites of Poe's first ... more on Virginia.org
  • The poet Edgar Allan Poe was orphaned at age 2 and taken into the home of John and Frances Valentine Allan, thus his middle name. As a young man, Poe worked as an editor, critic, and writer for the Southern Literary Messenger. ... more on Frommers
  • ... Museum sits in an enchanting complex known as the Old Stone House that is as mesmerizing as this master's works. Located only steps away from Poe's first Richmond home, the museum attempts to recreate 19th-century Richmond as it was ... more on Weather.com
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3.0
Edgar A. Poe Museum

(Jul 7, 2003)

... 5 dollars per adult ticket. It took about an hour. You begin by looking at a very few articles taken from Poe's house as a child, and a giant model map of Richmond from his day. The tour guide talks about Poe's life and references ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

(01/18/2006)

I don't really know what I think of this place. It is not at all what I expected for a museum. The l... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Reviews from OpenList.com

5.0
Natalia J. 's review

... wonder if you can get married in the garden". Turns out there was a wedding scheduled at 3 pm for that day. The garden was inspired ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

(11/12/2005)

... know what I think of this place. It is not at all what I expected for a museum. The location is in a pretty bad area and the museum itself ... insiderpages.com, a user of insiderpages.com. Reviews from OpenList.com

5.0
Suzanne F. 's review

... is spectacularly creepy. An absolute MUST on your list while visiting Richmond, Virginia. Edgar Allan Poe was a genius, and it's ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

Directions

Free parking on premises

Web Resources
  • www.poemuseum.org
  • http://www.virginia.org
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