One of Americas unique and best-loved personalities Mark Twain was born about one-fourth mile north of this historic site in a rented cabin in the small town of
Florida. Today, the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site and surrounding
Mark Twain State Park stand as a tribute to the author-humorist. Both are maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Details of Samuel Clemens remarkable life are interpreted through exhibits at the museum. The museum contains the preserved two-room cabin in which Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born, as well as first editions of Mark Twains works, a handwritten manuscript of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," and furnishings from his Hartford, Conn., home. A public reading room is available for personal study and research.
