In Hannibal, Missouri, Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ boyhood home preserves the setting where he lived from 1844 to 1853 and absorbed people, places, and scenes that later shaped Mark Twain’s writing, especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Part of a larger historic district above the Mississippi River, the site has grown from one modest house into a nine-property complex that links Twain’s life to Hannibal’s wider world, including figures who inspired Becky Thatcher and Huckleberry Finn. Its collections, exhibits, and associated landmarks connect his personal history, literary fame, and enduring place in American culture.