The Poe Museum
The museum with the largest collection of Edgar Allan Poe manuscripts and relics, beside the city's oldest stone house, featuring an Enchanted Garden.
Edgar Allan Poe grew up in Richmond and began his writing career here. The museum holds his manuscripts, letters, portraits, and childhood bed, among other relics, and its collection is the largest in the world. The exhibits center on the “Enchanted Garden,” inspired by poems such as “To Helen.” The entrance is an old stone house from around the 1750s, the oldest surviving residence in Richmond. The museum also keeps two black cats. Admission is about $10; closed on Mondays. Located in the Shockoe district, near St. John's Church.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Virginia Holocaust Museum
- Richmond Canal Walk
- St. John's Church
- Libby Hill Park
- Virginia State Capitol
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
- Belle Isle & James River Park System