Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum

Baltimore


Home to Baltimore's most famous adopted son from 1832 to 1835, it was here that the macabre poet and writer first found fame after winning a $50 short-story contest. After moving around, Poe returned in 1849 to Baltimore, where he died under mysterious circumstances. His grave can be found in nearby Westminster Cemetery. The home is unfurnished and there are few artifacts, but the small house feels fittingly eerie.


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