Experts' Choice Award Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum
6 expert reviews
“It was here that the macabre poet and writer first found fame after winning a $50 short-story contest.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "The "Master of the Macabre" lived in this tiny row house only three years, he wrote "MS Found in a Bottle" and his first horror story, "Berenice," in the tiny garret." Full review
Frommer's "He lived here from 1833 to 1835 with his grandmother, aunt, and cousin Virginia, whom he later married." Full review
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The house is open only on weekends June to December.
Lonely Planet "Explore some of the spots that honor the macabre writer, such as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum and Poe's burying place, Westminster Hall and Burying Ground"
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August 9, 2021
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