Hannibal

Hannibal is a city in Missouri. It is located approximately 100 miles northwest of St. Louis and is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Hannibal is best known as the boyhood home of author Samuel Longhorn Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain. Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are set in Hannibal. Many historical sites in the city revolve around Twain and his writings, which occupy a prominent place in the history of the Underground Railroad era.

Understand

• 1 Hannibal Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, 505 N 3rd St, ☏ +1 573 221-2477. 
• Missouri Division of Tourism, ☏ +1 573 751-4133, toll-free: +1-800-519-2100, tourism@ded.mo.gov. 

Get in

By car

From the south: U.S. Route 69 or U.S. Route 71.

From the west: U.S. route 36

From the east: Interstate 72

From the north: U.S. Routes 61/24

By bus

Burlington Trailways operates daily buses in each direction between St. Louis and places in Iowa, stopping in Hannibal.

By plane

American Airlines partner Cape Air operate flights from St. Louis to nearby (28 miles away) Quincy, Illinois.

See

• 1 Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, 120 N Main St, ☏ +1 573 221-9010.  
• Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum, 505 N Third St, ☏ +1 573 221-2100. 
• 2 Rockcliffe Mansion, 1000 Bird, ☏ +1 573 221-4140.  
• Hannibal History Museum, 200 N Main St, ☏ +1 573-248-1819, Info@HannibalHistoryMuseum.com. Free. (updated Apr 2021)

Do

• 1 Mark Twain Cave Complex, 300 Cave Hollow Rd, ☏ +1 573 221-1656.  
• 2 National Tom Sawyer Days. (updated Oct 2020)
• 3 Clemens Field. Baseball stadium. (updated Oct 2020)
• 4 Riverview Park. Contains a statue of Mark Twain. (updated Oct 2020)

Eat

• Mark Twain Dinette, 3rd St & Hill St, ☏ +1 573 221-5300. 
• The Becky Thatcher Restaurant, 213 N. 3rd Street, ☏ +1 573 221-8100. 

Sleep

• Garth Woodside Mansion (Hannibal Bed And Breakfast), 11069 New London Road, toll-free: +1-888-427-8409. A bed and breakfast and restaurant in a beautiful mansion where Mark Twain himself stayed. 
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 120 Shinn Ln, ☏ +1-573-248-3000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Indoor pool, WiFi, and breakfast included. (updated Apr 2021)

Connect

• 2 Hannibal Free Public Library, 200 S 5th St, ☏ +1 573-221-0222, ref@hannibal.lib.mo.us. (updated Apr 2021)

Go next

Travelers interested in the creative works of Mark Twain might also head west along U.S. Route 36 to Marceline, childhood home of another creative genius, Walt Disney.

Routes through Hannibal

St. Joseph ← Marceline ← ends ←	W  E	→ Junction to Quincy → Jacksonville → Springfield
Burlington ← Fort Madison ← Junction W E ←	N  S	→ Bowling Green → St. Louis