If you've ever enjoyed science fiction, a detective story or horror, you can thank Edgar ... here, listing only a few belongings and selling what he could. The humble house shows how Poe lived ...

The Edgar Allan Poe House is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry to the museum costs $8 for adults; children ages 12 and younger may enter for free when joined by an adult.