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Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 189 attractions in Baltimore
Traveler Description: Burial site of the famous author.
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Attraction type: Cemetery
Activities: Hiking
Address: Westminster Cemetery on the southeast corner of Fayette and Greene sts. Baltimore, MD
Tel: 410-706-2072

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4 of 5 stars
hippiechik62   8 contributions
South Carolina
Nov 22, 2009

... read up on his mysterious death and the Poe Toaster and go after dark... more

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5 of 5 stars
TravelEx21   10 contributions
Texas
Oct 16, 2009

Be sure to visit Poe's original burial place in the back of the church which is marked with a headstone in additional to the one near the entrance gate. The Ripley's Believe it or Not marble was interesting and is marked with a placard. more

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4 of 5 stars
Gymgirltravels   71 contributions
Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 10, 2009

Edgar Allen Poe's grave is located in the cemetery of Westminster Hall. Again there is plenty of street parking at a rate of $1.00/hour. We were crunched for time so we didn't tour his house, simply stopped in the cemetery to take a look around. His grave is the first you see on the right when you enter through the... more

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3 of 5 stars
H00fhearted   38 contributions
San Antonio, Texas
Apr 5, 2009

It's a short walk from Pratt Street and the Inner Harbor hotels. The grave/monument is (admittedly) not super impressive. But the monument is set in a cemetary surrounding a 17th century church...now that's the story! There are Civil War "heroes" buried here, all of Poe's family, and assorted other turn of the century folks. It's actually very historic, and in... more

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3 of 5 stars
raveman2001   96 contributions
Montreal
Oct 3, 2006
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person found this review helpful

And thats it. Took a picture next to it... more

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Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial Address

Westminster Cemetery on the southeast corner of Fayette and Greene sts., Baltimore, MD
Tel: 410-706-2072