Mark Twain House & Museum
Hartford home of Mark Twain, shown by timed guided tour, plus galleries where the only surviving Paige typesetting machine is on view.
Ways to visit
General house tour (includes galleries and film) Open
- What you see
- Inside tour, Exhibitsmarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Timed ticket, Scheduled tour · about 55 minutesmarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunOpen 7 days, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; final tours begin 4:15 p.m. The visit page says closed Tuesdays January to March. Tour about 55 minutes.Closed: Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, Dec 25, Jan 1, Tuesdays January to Marchmarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · online or by phoneAdvance tickets strongly recommended because tours sell out days ahead; walk-ups may be turned away.Book ↗marktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult 17-64: $28 · Senior 65+: $26 · Child 6-16: $15 · Under 6: freemarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Photography: No. No photography or video inside the house; exterior is fine.
Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor) Open
- What you see
- Exhibitsmarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inmarktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunSame opening hours as the house tour. Galleries-only tickets do not admit you to the house.Closed: Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, Dec 25, Jan 1marktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possible · on siteGallery tickets can be purchased at the door and never sell out.marktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult/Senior: $8 · Child 6-16: $6 · Under 6: freeIncluded with any house tour ticket.marktwainhouse.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The museum center holds two galleries, a film and the Paige Compositor, a typesetting machine that is an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. The 1874 house is shown only by guided tour, with tickets for specific times. The museum also runs living history, seasonal ghost and Get a CLUE tours, which are not covered here.
Run by: The Mark Twain House & Museum.
Where official pages disagree
- days and hours: Admission page says open 7 days a week; visit page says closed Tuesdays January through March. Seasonal, not contradictory for today. marktwainhouse.org/admission/ · marktwainhouse.org/visit/
Getting there
385 Farmington Avenue (visitor parking lot), Hartford, CT, 06105
Enter the museum center next to the parking lot; the house is a short outdoor walk away.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (41.76714, -72.70050). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cancellations line: 860-247-0998 · reservations@marktwainhouse.org
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- marktwainhouse.org/admission/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; General house tour (includes galleries and film): open or closed; General house tour (includes galleries and film): what you see; General house tour (includes galleries and film): days and hours; General house tour (includes galleries and film): booking; General house tour (includes galleries and film): cost; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): open or closed; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): kind of visit; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): days and hours; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): booking; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): cost; Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q4165… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- marktwainhouse.org/visit/guide-to-visiting/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: street address; phone and email; General house tour (includes galleries and film): kind of visit; General house tour (includes galleries and film): requirements
- marktwainhouse.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibits/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Museum center galleries and film (self-guided, with Paige Compositor): what you see
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