The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum encompasses eight buildings including six historically significant buildings and two exciting, interactive museums whose collections include fifteen original Norman Rockwell paintings. Come discover how a young boy growing up in the small village of Hannibal became one of the world's most beloved authors. A self-guided tour of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties gives you the chance to explore the Hannibal of Samuel Clemens' childhood and experience the beloved stories he created as Mark Twain through the power of his imagination.
Hannibal's most famous son is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known worldwide by his pen name, Mark Twain. Many of the popular characters featured in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and other beloved works, were based upon people Sam had known while growing up in Hannibal.
Start with a tour of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, then continue in his footsteps as you explore the Mark Twain Cave Complex, find out where he got his pen name as you take a cruise on the Mark Twain Riverboat, then get ready for a night of entertainment at one of Hannibal's live theaters or take in a classic movie at the Star Theatre. All of this along with historic homes like the childhood home of the Titanic's Molly Brown and Rockcliffe Mansion awaits your family in historic Hannibal Missouri. Hannibal also features fine and family dining around town at one of the great family owned restaurants
Monroe City is the gateway of a wealth of boating, hunting, fishing, camping and historical sight-seeing pleasures. The opening of Mark Twain Lake in 1983 has resulted in a 250% increase in visitors.
Specialty craft, novelty and antique shops have sprung up aroudn the area to cater to tourists
Golfers are in for a real treat, as Monroe City boasts two of the finest 9-hole golf courses in the entire region.
