Mark Twain's Hometown of Hannibal, Missouri

Between the riverboats on the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer's whitewashed fence, and a lively street fair going on, I found it pretty easy to get swept up in the small town charm of Hannibal, Missouri. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) grew up here, and it's a claim to fame that the town has wholeheartedly embraced.

The settings of Mark Twain's novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were both inspired by Hannibal, Missouri. Samuel Clemens boyhood home, where he lived from 1844 to 1853, also still stands here and has operated as a museum since 1912.
    

Huck Finn House

Mark Twain's boyhood home (on the right).

Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria: Part 2

A continuation of my photo set from Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia.

Historic Train Station in Great Falls, Montana

In 1915 the Milwaukee Road (also known as the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway) built a passenger depot in Great Falls, Montana following their Pacific Extension in 1907-1908. Recognized for its distinct 135 foot tower, the station was in operation until the mid-1960s when passenger service ceased. Today the former train station is used as an office building and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 

A vintage image of the train station in operation (undated).