Hannibal holds the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum and Mark Twain Cave, while the cabin where Samuel Clemens was born stands at a state historic site near Florida, Missouri.
Each row below was read on the page named in its last column on October 30, 2026. Prices, hours and rules change, so confirm with the operator before you go. Items we could not read are listed under What We Could Not Verify.
November 30, 1835Clemens birth date (gallery caption)
$29.99Mark Twain Cave tour, adult 13+
Background
- The Boyhood Home foundation says its aim is to preserve the places and stories that shaped Twain. (marktwainmuseum.org)
- The Boyhood Home campus also lists a Tom & Huck statue and a Norman Rockwell art collection. (marktwainmuseum.org)
- The cave complex also has mini-golf, bumper boats, a winery, a gift shop and a campground. (marktwaincave.com)
- The birthplace site holds furnishings from Twain's Connecticut home. (mostateparks.com)
- The birthplace site is closed Nov 5 (4 pm) to Nov 9 (10 am), 2026 for a managed deer hunt; camping and lodging unavailable Nov 5-8, 2026. (mostateparks.com)
- Mark Twain State Park, near the birthplace, gives access to Mark Twain Lake and lists more than 6 miles of hiking trails. (mostateparks.com)
Where to Go
| Place | Town | What It Is | Hours or Price as Printed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum | Hannibal | A foundation-run complex of historic buildings and a museum gallery tied to Twain's youth. | Summer Mar 15-Nov 1: daily 9 am-5 pm; winter Nov 2-Mar 14: daily 10 am-4 pm; admission not stated on this page | marktwainmuseum.org |
| Mark Twain's Boyhood Home | Hannibal | The house at the center of the museum campus. | see museum hours | marktwainmuseum.org |
| Huckleberry Finn House | Hannibal | One of the museum-campus buildings. | not stated | marktwainmuseum.org |
| Becky Thatcher House | Hannibal | One of the museum-campus buildings. | not stated | marktwainmuseum.org |
| J.M. Clemens Justice of the Peace Office | Hannibal | A museum-campus building named for Twain's father's office. | not stated | marktwainmuseum.org |
| Grant's Drugstore | Hannibal | A museum-campus building. | not stated | marktwainmuseum.org |
| Mark Twain Cave tour | Hannibal | A one-hour walk through an electrically lit cave the site calls a National Natural Landmark. | Jan-Mar and Nov-Dec 10-4; Apr-May and Sep-Oct 10-5; Memorial Day-Labor Day 9-7 Sun-Thu, 9-8 Fri-Sat; adults (13+) $29.99, children (4-12) $16.99 | marktwaincave.com |
| Cameron Cave tours | Hannibal | Tour of an unlit cave with flashlights provided. | Seasonal hours, call ahead out of season; adults $32.99, children $16.99 | marktwaincave.com |
| Mark Twain Live show | Hannibal | One-man show about Twain at the cave complex. | Daily 2:00 pm June-Oct; adults $24.99, children $16.99 | marktwaincave.com |
| Hannibal Historic City Tour (trolley) | Hannibal | One-hour trolley tour departing from the cave and downtown. | Memorial Day weekend-Oct 11-5; adults $24.99, children $16.99 | marktwaincave.com |
| Hannibal River Cruises on the Mark Twain Riverboat | Hannibal | One-hour sightseeing and two-hour dinner cruises. | not stated | visithannibal.com |
| Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site | Florida | Has the two-room rented cabin where Clemens was born, plus first editions and a handwritten Tom Sawyer manuscript. | Hours on a separate Park Hours page; fees not stated | mostateparks.com |
What We Could Not Verify
- Boyhood Home admission prices (page refers to separate Tickets page, not read)
- Birthplace site hours/fees
- mostateparks.com/park/mark-twain-birthplace-state-historic-site returned 404; the /historic-site/ URL worked
- Union Covered Bridge is NOT at Mark Twain State Park per the pages read: it is in Monroe County near Paris
- visithannibal.com explore page did not list Twain Boyhood Home details
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Questions People Ask
Where is the Boyhood Home ticketed tour start?
The Interpretive Center, 415 N Main St, Hannibal; phone 573-221-9010.
Where is Mark Twain Cave?
300 Cave Hollow Road, Hannibal; phone (573) 231-1000.
Where is the birthplace site?
37352 Shrine Road, Florida, MO 65283; park office 573-248-9980.
Sources
- marktwainmuseum.org
- marktwaincave.com
- marktwaincave.com
- mostateparks.com
- mostateparks.com
- visithannibal.com
- visithannibal.com
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/things-to-do/mark-twain-sites/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.