100 Things to Do
Mark Twain House
Jun 12, 2007

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was a major presence in Redding, where he lived before his death in 1910 at Stormfield, which went into private hands. In Hartford, where he’d lived from 1874 to 1891, it’s possible to see how Twain and his family lived and entertained during a period when the family was financially secure and able to afford the latest in furnishings and labor-saving equipment for their staff. The museum is open daily (except Tuesdays in April) from 9:30 to 5:30, Monday to Saturday, and 12 to 5:30 on Sunday. Admission, which is by guided tour only, is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and $8 for children 6 to 16.  A tour of the Mark Twain House takes about two hours. An additional tour of the Kitchen and Servants Wing, which has been recreated at the Mark Twain House, is $3 for those who purchase it with the main tour. (Because of tighter spaces, the kitchen tours are limited to 10 people at a time.) The Mark Twain Café is now open on site and there is also a museum store.