“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” — Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe Death in Baltimore Bus Tour Options
<div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"> <div class="vc_column-inner"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Explore the enduring mystery surrounding Poe’s tragic end on a special <strong class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-1i c1-8x">Bus Tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life and Death in Baltimore</strong>. Bus Tour options include<a href="https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/product/edgar-allan-poe-death-tour/"> tour only</a> -OR- <a href="https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/product/edgar-allan-poe-death-in-baltimore-bus-tour-altavern/">addition of prix-fixe luncheon</a> at Baltimore's original <strong>Annabel Lee Tavern</strong>. </span> <strong><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Both tour options include stops at important Poe Places around Baltimore, including:</span></strong> <ul> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Pickup at the Baltimore Visitor Center @ Inner Harbor</li> <li>Gunner's Hall historical retrospective</li> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">The Hospital where Poe died</li> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Westminster Hall & Burying Ground including <em class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-48 c1-8x c1-8y">two</em> Poe graves</li> <li>The Poe Statue</li> <li>Tour of The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum</li> </ul> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Please note that Poe House is an historic site and not ADA accessible (there is no elevator or ramp to the second floor.) </span> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g"><strong>Limited Tour Dates</strong>: January for Poe's Birthday Weekend; first Saturdays April - September. Tour and luncheon is 2.5 hours; bus tour only option is 1.5 hours. </span> Tours leave from the <a href="https://baltimore.org/plan/baltimore-visitor-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baltimore Visitor Center in Inner Harbor, 401 Light Street</a>. Check dates for available tour times. <strong>Meet your guide 10-minutes before your tour time inside the Visitor Center at the gift shop desk; refunds will not be granted to late arrivals.</strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
(Apr – Sept Only) Edgar Allan Poe Death in Baltimore Bus Tour and Lunch at Annabel Lee Tavern
<div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"> <div class="vc_column-inner"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Explore the enduring mystery surrounding Poe’s tragic end on a special <strong class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-1i c1-8x">Bus Tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life and Death in Baltimore</strong>. The 3-hour tour ticket includes stops at four important Poe Places around Baltimore, including Poe’s graves (he has two!) plus a private prix-fixe lunch at Annabel Lee Tavern, Baltimore's original Edgar Allan Poe-themed restaurant and bar. <strong class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-1i c1-8x">Bus ticket also includes tour of the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum</strong><strong class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-1i c1-8x">.</strong></span> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g"> Please note that Poe House is an historic site and not ADA accessible (there is no elevator or ramp to the second floor.) Lunch is included with tour ticket; beverages and gratuity at the Annabel Lee Tavern not included and are billed separately </span> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g"><strong>Limited Tour Dates</strong>: June - September.</span> <span class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g"><strong class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-1i c1-8x">BUS TOUR ITINERARY (3 hours)</strong></span> <ul> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Pickup at The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum</li> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Prix-fixe buffet lunch at Annabel Lee Tavern (vegan options also available)</li> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">The Hospital where Poe died</li> <li class="x-el x-el-span c1-73 c1-74 c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g">Westminster Hall & Burying Ground including <em class="x-el x-el-span c1-40 c1-41 c1-b c1-8w c1-1o c1-48 c1-8x c1-8y">two</em> Poe graves</li> <li>The Poe Statue</li> <li>Tour of The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum</li> </ul> <strong>Tours leave from the <a href="https://baltimore.org/plan/baltimore-visitor-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baltimore Visitor Center in Inner Harbor, 401 Light Street</a>. Check dates for available tour times. Meet your guide 10-minutes before your tour time inside the Visitor Center at the gift shop desk; refunds will not be granted to late arrivals.</strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
A Pint (and more) for Dead Irish Poets
  Poe was Irish on his father’s side, his great-grandfather and grandfather having immigrated to Baltimore from County Cavan, Ireland. This month we’re celebrating those Irish roots and poetical tradition with a Pints for Poe: Dead Irish Poets Edition party to kick-off St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Dead Irish poet-ry readings and traditional Irish music are […]
The Edgar Allan Poe Death Exhibit, Carroll Mansion & Phoenix Shot Tower Tours
Learn the mysterious circumstances of Poe’s death in Baltimore in 1849. Explore the various conspiracies that plague Poe’s legacy and how the very clothes he wore offer clues to the famed poet’s mysterious death. Pay your respects at a special candle-light vigil for the master of horror and mystery. Death and funeral imagery; viewer discretion advised. Exhibit includes mobile App/ Cell Audio Guide plus candle-light vigil and pop-up shop.
The Poe Death Exhibit & Carroll Mansion, Phoenix Shot Tower Tours
***Timed entry; tour duration 60 minutes. Only on Saturday's and Sunday's. Each ticket admits one person. For those who wish to book both <strong>The Edgar Allan Poe House</strong> and <strong>Poe Death Exhibit</strong> Tours together,<a href="https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/product/admission-to-edgar-allan-poe-house-museum-timed-entry/"> please visit this page</a>.*** Presented by Poe Baltimore at the historic Carroll Mansion. <strong>Tickets to the Poe Death Exhibit includes a tour of Carroll Mansion & The Phoenix Shot Tower!</strong> <em>THE POE DEATH EXHIBIT</em> Learn the mysterious circumstances of Poe's death in Baltimore in 1849. <span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Explore the various conspiracies that plague Poe's legacy and how the very clothes he wore offer clues to the famed poet’s mysterious death. Pay your respects at a special candle-light vigil for the master of horror and mystery. </span><em><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Death and funeral imagery; viewer discretion advised. Exhibit includes m</span></em>obile App/ Cell Audio Guide plus candle-light vigil and pop-up shop.   <em>THE RAVEN ROOM</em> A sequential series of 26 iconic illustrations by French artist, Gustave Doré, completed just months before his death. At the exhibit’s center, a striking 20-foot mural by Michael Kirby of Murals of Baltimore depicts Poe’s “ominous bird of yore,” blending classic and contemporary art.   <em>CARROLL MANSION</em> Explore 200 years of history at the Carroll Mansion, winter home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last living and only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Follow the mansion’s evolution after Carroll’s death in 1832, into a saloon, immigrant tenement, vocational school, and recreation center.   <em>PHOENIX SHOT TOWER (10 AM - 11:30 AM Drop-In ONLY)</em> Experience the Phoenix Shot Tower. Built in 1828, it was the tallest building in the US until 1846 and annually manufactured 2.5 million lbs. of “drop” shot. It is only one of three remaining shot towers in the United States.   <strong>NOTE for attendees:</strong> This event takes place at Carroll Mansion, 800 E. Lombard Street in Baltimore. The Mansion and Shot Tower are precious historic sites; there are no elevators and the stairs are steep. May not be suitable for all guests.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday Event Canceled! We Need Your Help, Poe Nation.
Undone by the weather, Poe House’s celebration for Edgar Allan Poe’s 215th Birthday is canceled. On this of all days, help us weather the storm. Donate to support the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum   Due to inclement weather and University advisory, we are very sad to cancel The Poe Toaster Murder Mystery & Poe […]