Mark Twain House
The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891. It dates from 1874. Top of the list nearby is PeoplesBank Arena, 1.2 mi away.
A museum inside Hartford
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 19°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Hartford
Mark Twain House is inside Hartford, which has 22 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1874
Mark Twain House dates from 1874. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 12 miles away
Bradley (BDL) has airline service, about 12 miles from Mark Twain House.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
A visit to Mark Twain House can follow the seasons below.
Mark Twain House
The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891. The Clemens family had it designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and built in the America High Gothic style. Clemens biographer Justin Kaplan has called it "part steamboat, part medieval fortress and part cuckoo clock."
Clemens wrote many of his best-known works while living there, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Tramp Abroad, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1874
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark (1962) · National Register of Historic Places (1966)
- Wikipedia readers
- 19K a year
Overnight near Mark Twain House
The first towns with rooms are Hartford (22) and Manchester (21).
- 1PeoplesBank Arena
- 2Pratt & Whitney Stadium
- 3Springfield Armory
- 4Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
- 5Lake Compounce
- 6Six Flags New England
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Mark Twain House | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | in town | — | 22 17 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 121,981 | $229K | D |
| Manchester | 9 mi east | 15 min | 21 14 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 3 campgrounds | 59,773 | $247K | C+ |
| Newington | 6 mi south | 10 min | 11 4 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 31,647 | $310K | C+ |
| Wethersfield | 5 mi south | 5 min | 10 3 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 27,291 | $325K | B |
| East Hartford | 5 mi east | 5 min | 9 8 hotels · 1 motel | 50,968 | $230K | C+ |
| Rocky Hill | 8 mi south | 10 min | 11 9 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins | 21,575 | $337K | B |
| Windsor | 7 mi north | 10 min | 9 6 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 29,879 | $305K | B− |
| Windsor Locks | 11 mi north | 15 min | 13 11 hotels · 2 motels | 12,617 | $259K | B |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Combine it with these
Every place here is under 70 miles away.
Big draw70 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
1in town Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
Big draw48 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
24 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
324 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
4in town MuseumWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
514 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
619 mi Theme parkSix Flags New EnglandPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain
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Know before you visit Mark Twain House
Is Mark Twain House in Hartford?
Yes. It’s inside Hartford, CT.
When is the best time to visit Mark Twain House?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 64–83°.
How far is Mark Twain House from Brookhaven and Islip?
About 64 miles south of Brookhaven and about 77 miles south of Islip, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Mark Twain House?
Bradley (BDL), about 12 miles away.
Where should I stay near Mark Twain House?
Hartford (in town, 22 places to stay), Manchester (9 mi, 21 places to stay) and Newington (6 mi, 11 places to stay).
Locals’ advice in Hartford
Ask a question, or answer one, in Hartford’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.