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Hannibal, city, Ralls and Marion counties, northeastern Missouri, U.S., on the Mississippi River, 100 miles (160 km) north of St. Louis. Noted as the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain ), Hannibal was the setting for some of his books, including his classics about Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Settled (1819) by Moses Bates on land given ...
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By maryechovalley. Visited this area recently, a beautiful view of Hannibal and the river, was very quiet, a bit of history about this a... 11. Becky Thatcher's House. 161. Historic Sites. By LexiV. This is included in the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum. 12.
Visit The Hannibal History Museum. For a great first stop to get your bearings, head to the Hannibal History Museum. Here, you’ll learn about the town’s founding 200 years ago and the effects of the massive New Madrid earthquakes. You’ll also discover how steamboats — and later the railroad — transformed the town, and how they made ...
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Explore. Whether you write your story in the caves like Tom and Huck, on a dinner cruise aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat or on the fairways of a local golf course, Hannibal has attractions for travelers of every age and interest. Showing 8 results.
Tour Mark Twain Cave, Missouri’s oldest show cave and the cave in which the writer played as a child in Hannibal. While there, wine lovers can sample the unique Mark Twain vintages exclusive to the site’s Cave West Winery (and don’t leave Hannibal without sampling the cave-aged cheeses and homemade fudge). Catch a stage performance by a ...