PALMYRA, Mo. -- Gail Bryant says tourism continues to be a strong economic driver for the Hannibal area."Tourism is doing well," the director of the Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau, told the ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Members of the Hannibal City Council have been formally invited to attend the Missouri Division of Tourism’s Tourism Roadshow. The invitation was extended during Tuesday night’s ...

Jim’s Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center offers visitors a glimpse of Hannibal and Mark Twain history that is unlike the town’s other attractions. Hannibal offers a number of tributes to Twain, ...

Reporting from Hannibal, Mo. — It was long after dark when Henry Sweets brought me to Hannibal’s Old Baptist Cemetery, “a graveyard of the old-fashioned Western kind.” No moon. Ragged weeds, crumbling ...

I went to explore Hannibal because I wanted to learn more about Mark Twain, but I quickly came to realize there is more to this city than the famous author (but Twain fans will not be disappointed).

Walking down Main Street in Hannibal, visitors will come upon a brick building with lace curtains hanging in the windows. It's Ole Planters, a family restaurant serving home-style food that caters to ...

Samuel Clemens, who is said to have taken his pen name Mark Twain from the cries of riverboat crewmen, found the inspiration for his classic works while growing up in the river town of Hannibal, Mo.

Although Mark Twain's remains were laid to rest in Elmira, N.Y., more than a century ago, his spirit lives on, as evidenced by the thousands of admirers who descend each year on the author's hometown ...

Unlike many places, Hannibal’s town slogan is true. I grew up in Washington state and Florida, yet I can happily and truly say that Hannibal is my hometown. The same is true for many. I and many of my ...