Delve into the magnificent country where Mark Twain penned many of his most renowned books including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

Discover why “The Trouble Begins At Eight” during a Center for Mark Twain Studies lecture at The Barn of Quarry Farm.  The original site of Twain’s study, Quarry Farm is the quiet refuge in the hills overlooking the Chemung River Valley where Twain and his family summered for twenty years. Be inspired as you step into Twain’s study, identified by USA Today as “the number one literary attraction in America”. You’ll find it located on the campus of Elmira College, ranked fifth in its category by US News and World Report “America’s Best Colleges” for 2009. Click here to view the college's Mark Twain Archives online!

 

View Twain memorabilia and photographs at The Mark Twain Exhibit in Hamilton Hall on the Elmira College campus and the Chemung County History Museum in downtown Elmira. Pay your respects to a true American literary legend at Twain’s final resting place in Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery.

 

2010 marks the 100th Anniversary of Mark Twain's death, the 125th Anniversary of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the 175th Anniversary of Twain's birth! Click here for more information on how you can celebrate Twain in 2010.