In winter 1819, a natural entrance to a cave was found just south of Hannibal, Mo. Locals came from time to time to see the interesting place. One of those visitors in the early 1840s was a young ...

Officials at the Mark Twain Cave in Missouri said a signature found on a limestone wall could belong to the author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," according to a news release by the Missouri-based ...

A pair of Mark Twain enthusiasts who have searched for more than two decades say they’ve found what appears to be Samuel Clemens’ signature from his youth scrawled on the wall of the Missouri cave he ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Michael Biehn signed his name inside Mark Twain Cave on Friday, marking a historic moment before his appearance at the 2022 Big River Comic Con. Father and son Todd and Austin Curry, ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — As the lights illuminate the dark passageways of the winding caves here, it’s hard not to transform back into your 12-year-old self as you excitedly relive “The Adventures of Tom ...

Missouri, sometimes called the Cave State, is home to more than 7,300 documented caves. At least twenty of them are Show Caves. The first Show Cave in Missouri was the Mark Twain Cave near Hannibal, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Hannibal, Missouri, and Hartford, Connecticut, have little in common geographically, culturally and historically. One could ...

Quincy residents Todd and Austin Curry have bought the complex, which also includes Cameron Cave, a campground, winery, restaurant and shops, and is a well-known tourist attraction.

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Against all odds, what appears to be Samuel Clemens’ signature from his youth has turned up, scrawled on the wall of the Missouri cave he made famous in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” In the ...

A pair of Mark Twain enthusiasts who have searched for more than two decades say they’ve found what appears to be Samuel Clemens’ signature from his youth scrawled on the wall of the Missouri cave he ...