mark twain museum of memories

World-wander-woman

You have to go into a gift shop and buy your ticket. Then the clerk has to let you past a chain and you go down some steep stairs.. There is Mark Twains desk, printing jpress, his wodden potty where he sat and other memorabilia. jit is small but they have signs that tell you everything.

JoeandCheri

This is a free museum downstairs in a business. It is very interesting as it gives you insight into Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and the influence he had on the community and the community's influence on him.

648dennisj

You can almost hear Mark Twain talking in this museum. A very nice experience. The history just oozes from this place and the entire area.

nydolly

Not an actual museum. More like a Mark Twain sideshow. I paid my money and was admitted to a cellar door with very steep steps (NOTE: NOT handicap accessible) and told to mind my head. No one accompanied me. You can see Mark Twain's desk and chair and even his chamber pot? plus a bottle of the patent medicine he mentions in Tom Sawyer. Lots of other printing things of the period, not directly related to him. Upshot is, it is a large dank basement room full of memorabilia. Of minor interest.

Jeremycrystal

I was very excited to see the Mark Twain muesum but sadly we left with out getting the chance.Long story short. My debit card was declined so I had to make an online transfer. After some frustrating explanations of online banking to the clerk he was ready to try running it again. That's when a loud woman came out telling me my card was declined and I need to call my bank to resolve the issue. I then explained to her the issue was resolved and the card will approve. She then started yelling at me about my card being bad and my bank will only let me run it once. I smiled an tried to explain that It will run again and approve. Her responce "smile all you want you have a bad card and need to call your bank to fix it. As we walked out her ranting continued and the few people in the store watching this left with us. 1 responce we heard was WOW that was a bit much. We found lots of good Mark Twain information at other museums and tours we visited later so that made me feel much better. Also the visitor center has DISCOUNT tickets for purchas. Could save a few dollars on tours.

Johnstevenson71

I sat on Mark Twain's toilet and that was cool. It is underground and has a concealed entrance to the under grown boardwalk

DeborahH952

The museum has a lot of memorabelia and it takesa good hourto look at all the things in the museum but it was interesting and fun

jamesmR1775SR

this was kinda small and a quick tour. had some interesting pieces about the old printing techniques used. not much to see but kinda cool if you have the time to kill. would not be my first choice of things to see in Virginia City

MSWMom50

I visited here during my recent stay in Virginia City. You entered a gift shop and go down the stairs to the one room museum which was the Territorial Newspaper Room. It is very atmospheric down there with the creaky wooden floors, brick walls and all the memorabilia. The floors, printing presses, Mark Twain's desk, tables and print cases are all original in this building from 1863. I was the only person visiting this attraction at the time and it does not seem to get much traffic. There was noone downstairs to give a tour or answer questions. It was fun to see Mark Twain's desk, the printing presses and supposedly even a toilet that he sat on (?). There is not a great deal to see here and I am not a fan of machinery or how they work, so I had limited interest. But I love history and it was neat to think about Mark Twain working here and how important the Territorial Paper was to Virginia City. So, I would recommend a visit which is easy to fit in while checking out Virginia City. I believe the cost was $4.00 to see the museum.

WilliamL241

It's true that the museum has the former desk and chair of Samuel Clemens. And it's also true that they have some artifacts of the "Territorial Enterprise". The newspaper that he began his career in the west with. But the museum implies that this was the sight of the Territorial Enterprise. And I learned later that that building was located elsewhere and was destroyed.

Pinguina_78

Just 2 of my kids explored the museum. My daughter and son paid to explore museum. They enjoyed all the history that they learned and took plenty of pictures. I uploaded 3 pictures. I hope you stop by if your in that neck of the woods.

iansgal51510

I’m posting this review for the bar & snack area – not for the museum since the saloon doesn’t have it’s own section to review but the museum is in the saloon….My husband and I went to this place during the Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival and St. Patty’s Crawl. I don’t think that I have ever met a worst bar tender than Emily. She dresses very dirty and is very rude. She ignored me for a good 15 minutes before the guy sitting next to me who knew her got her attention for me. She didn’t greet me or welcome me into her saloon at all. Just gave me my drink and told me the price.The snack bar was sub-par. Bad food with almost no selection.Based on the treatment received by Emily as well as the impression I got by her attire, I won’t be going back into the Mark Twain – ever.

theheatonfamily

The museum is downstairs. You first go into a very cute store and the owners let you downstairs. It is interesting to see where Mark Twain began writing. Many of his furniture pieces are there and articles/pictures that deal with him. Printing presses and equipment are represented. The local newspaper information was very interesting. It must have been a busy place in its day. If you like Mark Twain, and/or newspaper history, do visit. $3.75 from the visitor center or $4 at the door.

luv2travelkw

Glad I went - but you need to love Mark Twain to appreciate this small museum. The staff in the shop is eager to answer questions and very pleasant.

SallyH256

I Thought you were talking about the place in Incline Village. It's a great venue... I've seen some great entertainment at the place in Incline, but I don't know anything about the place in Virginia City.