Birthplace Memorial Museum (Mark Twain) - Perry, Missouri

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Birthplace Memorial Museum (Mark Twain) - Perry, Missouri the cabin in which he was born has been preserved for visitors the world over to see. It is located inside the Memorial Museum since it is small and worn. It was moved to this location from it’s original site in Florida, Missouri to preserve it inside the museum.

Details of Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ remarkable life are interpreted through exhibits and audio-visual programs at the museum. Along with the two-room cabin in which he was born, the museum features first editions of Mark Twain’s works, a handwritten manuscript of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," and furnishings from his Hartford, Conn., home. A public reading room is available for personal study and research.

Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain ,American writer,was born in Florida, Missouri, a hamlet some 130 miles north-northwest of St. Louis,on Nov. 30, 1835, the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens.In 1839, the family moved to nearby Hannibal, where Twain was brought up.

Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910.He was 74 years old.

Open: Winter Hours (Off-Season)
From November through March, the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days. Tours are offered during these times. The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Summer Hours (On-Season)
From April through October, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours are offered during these times.

Phone: (573) 565-3449

Location: Perry is a small town (666) so apparently they don’t use addresses but you will certainly be able to find the museum.