Hannibal
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Hannibal is best known as the boyhood home of author Samuel Longhorn Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain. Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are set in Hannibal. Many historical sites in the city revolve around Twain and his writings, which occupy a prominent place in the history of the Underground Railroad era.
Understand
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Hannibal Conventions & Visitor's Bureau
phone: +1 573 221-2477address: 505 N 3rd St -
phone: +1 573 751-4133
Get in
By car
From the south: U.S. Route 69 or U.S. Route 71.From the west: U.S. route 36
From the east: Interstate 72
From the north: U.S. Routes 61/24
By bus
Burlington Trailways operates daily buses in each direction between St. Louis and places in Iowa, stopping in Hannibal.By plane
American Airlines partner Cape Air operate flights from St. Louis to nearby (28 miles away) Quincy, Illinois.Do
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Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
address: 120 N Main St -
Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum
phone: +1 573 221-2100address: 505 N Third St -
phone: +1 573 221-4140address: 1000 Bird
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address: 300 Cave Hollow Road
Eat
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address: 3rd St & Hill St
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The Becky Thatcher Restaurant
address: 213 N. 3rd Street
Sleep
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address: 11069 New London RoadA bed and breakfast and restaurant in a beautiful mansion where Mark Twain himself stayed.
Go next
Travelers interested in the creative works of Mark Twain might also head west along U.S. Route 36 to Marceline, childhood home of another creative genius, Walt Disney.