We had a great time at the Mark Twain House in Hartford CT. This is an amazing and big house that Clemens lived in for about 20 years. He wrote the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stuff here, which I thought was pretty cool.
In a nut shell, he and his family were having financial problems in 1891 so they left the country. He did eventually move back to the area, but he lived in a smaller house.
Our tour was great, we had a fun, knowledgeable tour guide too, which is a plus. The staff was very friendly and they all seemed excited about contributing to the Mark Twain legacy (the staff at the House of the Seven Gables should come here and take notes).
We took the servants entrance tour, which was a shorter tour of the working areas of the servants.
We then toured the entire house. Check out my pictures.
I do know that the house has had some financial concerns, which is sad. I th
ink they will pull through, the Mark Twain House seems to really be a part of the area.
ink they will pull through, the Mark Twain House seems to really be a part of the area.
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