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Compact preserved site & museum featuring historic Edgar Allan Poe memorabilia & events.
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Reviews — 8
Not in the best neighborhood and had abandoned cars in front of house. After dodging sleeping people while walking up it a neat looking place but definitely not a must see place.
Dark, crowded and gloomy, Poe's home has been preserved and it's hard to imagine several adults living in these tiny cramped rooms. Winters must have been awful. The stairs are tight, twisty and dangerous. Worth the visit to walk the same floors that Poe did.
Great piece of history and self paced. Reservations are needed, but there were some walk ups. For fans and history buffs, plan to spend the full hour. The house is very small, so it's an easy walk thru and can be done in 20 minutes. House is very authentic and minimally decorated. April, who spoke about the home and time period, has been with the house for 30 years. She has so many wonderful stories and answered all our questions. It is an amazing part of the big Poe tour if you add it to multiple other sites like visiting the gravesite. Gift shop is small and sizes limited.
The Edgar Allan Poe house and museum was the main reason I went to Baltimore and in the end, I was incredibly happy I dud. The house itself is incredibly well kept, Cramped only because it's an old house that was made that way and just pretty overall from the inside and out! The people working there were pretty cool to! They knew there stuff and knew once they had said their piece, to let visitors walk about as needed! The Exhibits on display are varied and just neat. They're spread throughout the museum and vary from Poes family tree and some of his personal belongings! Accompanying information gives you the details on each Exhibit, from the bottom to the top! If there were any complaints I have, it's the Crampedness is a bit overwhelming and the area it is in is not so much BAD just not well kept! That aside the Edgar Allan Poe house and museum is great, highly recommended by me and a staple of Baltimore culture and at a reasonable price no less!
Videos and pictures are of the outside and inside of the Museum, Exhibits, and info on the Exhibits!
Videos and pictures are of the outside and inside of the Museum, Exhibits, and info on the Exhibits!
It is in just about the toughest part of Baltimore. So fitting for his art.
The staff is wonderful and supportive.
It is not ADA supportive. Tight quarters as they warn us.
I was wowed.
The staff is wonderful and supportive.
It is not ADA supportive. Tight quarters as they warn us.
I was wowed.
Great little museum, sharing a portion of Edgar Allan Poe’s life in Baltimore. The house is very modest, showing where Edgar’s family lived around 1832. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared all he knew!
Showed up without reservation and luckily was able to squeeze in before the 16 person capacity. They accept credit card and you get a freebie with a donation!
For those that read all the plaques like me, it will be a 1 hour foray. Prep for a great experience by reading a poem from Poe's early years!
Accessibility:;
There are about 12 steep and narrow steps up to the attic, that barely the ball of your foot can plant, so elders with walking devices not advised for this part.
For those that read all the plaques like me, it will be a 1 hour foray. Prep for a great experience by reading a poem from Poe's early years!
Accessibility:;
There are about 12 steep and narrow steps up to the attic, that barely the ball of your foot can plant, so elders with walking devices not advised for this part.
