Museum Audio Tour
Listen to our main tracks for a 50-minute overview of Poe’s life. Sub-tracks titled “B” and “C” are provided for those who would like an extended 75-minute tour to dive deeper into the life of the “master of the macabre.”
Please listen to this audio tour using headphones to avoid any distractions in our exhibit space.
The Old Stone House: Chapters 1-8
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1-B: The Old Stone House
Chapter 2: Poe’s Childhood Bed
Chapter 3: Eliza Arnold Poe
Chapter 3-B: The Richmond Theater Fire
Chapter 3-C: “The Conqueror Worm”
Chapter 4: The Poe Family
Chapter 5: Jane Scott Mackenzie and Rosalie Poe
Chapter 6: John and Frances Allan
Chapter 6-B: Mary Allan
Chapter 6-C: The University of Virginia
Chapter 7: Elmira Royster
Chapter 8: Poe’s Early Poetry
Chapter 8-B: Military Service
Chapter 8-C: “To Helen”
The Memorial Building: Chapters 9-19
Chapter 9: The Memorial Building
Chapter 10: Poe’s Pocket Watch
Chapter 10-B: Poe’s Penknife
Chapter 11: Southern Literary Messenger
Chapter 11-B: Poe’s Chair
Chapter 12: Science Fiction
Chapter 13: Virginia Poe’s Mirror and Trinket Box
Chapter 13-B: Poe’s Tea Set
Chapter 14: Poe and Journalism
Chapter 14-B: The Harrison Portrait
Chapter 15: Tales of Terror
Chapter 16: Detective Fiction
Chapter 17: “The Raven”
Chapter 17-B: Ellet-Osgood Scandal
Chapter 18: Candelabra under which Poe wrote “The Bells”
Chapter 19: Ultima Thule Daguerreotype
Chapter 19-B: Annie Richmond
Chapter 19-C: Actors’ Memorial to Poe
The North Building: Chapters 20-27
Chapter 20: The North Building
Chapter 20-B: Rosalie Poe’s Piano
Chapter 21: Elmira Shelton’s Engagement Ring
Chapter 21-B: Poe’s Last Photo
Chapter 22: Poe’s Clothing
Chapter 23: Poe’s Trunk and Walking Stick
Chapter 24: The Key to Poe’s Death
Chapter 25: Lock of Poe’s Hair
Chapter 26: Rufus Griswold
Chapter 27: Fragment of Poe’s Coffin
The Enchanted Garden: Chapters 28-29
Chapter 28: The Enchanted Garden
Chapter 29: The Poe Shrine
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