点评:We did the 70 minute Living History Tour with a costumed actor playing the role of a housekeeper who worked for the Twains. She did a very good job setting the stage of what it was like working there and giving a history of the house. You kind of have to be in the mood to play along with the role playing. If you're less interested in that kind of thing, the regular tour would probably be better for you. Unfortunately, you're not allowed to take photos or videos inside the house.
Here are some practical details: There is a large parking lot and a very modern visitor's center, with a great gift shop. Definitely buy your tour tickets ahead of time online, because they sell out. We went on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, and all the day's tours were already sold out first thing in the morning. Luckily, I had booked a couple weeks in advance. In the visitors center there is a 25 minute film by Ken Burns that gives a historical overview of Mark Twain's life, and there is a small exhibit area with his history and interesting artifacts (books, personal articles, and the Paige Compositor printing device that Twain invested in and lost most of his money). We spent about 3 hours there.
翻译:我们参加了时长70分钟的“活历史之旅”。有一位身着古装的演员扮演曾为马克·吐温一家工作的女管家。她出色地描绘了在那里工作的情形以及这座房子的历史。不过,参加这种体验活动需要游客能融入角色、配合演出才行。如果你对这类活动不太感兴趣,那么普通的参观游览可能更适合你。遗憾的是,屋内不允许拍摄照片或视频。以下是一些实用的信息:那里有一个很大的停车场,还有一个设施极为现代化的游客中心,里面有一家很棒的纪念品商店。一定要提前在网上购买参观票,因为票很快就会售罄。我们在劳动节周末的周日去参观,当天所有的游览票一大早就卖完了。幸运的是,我提前几周就预订好了。在游客中心还可以观看一部由肯·伯恩斯执导的、时长为25分钟的影片,它简要介绍了马克·吐温的生平事迹。这里有一个小型展览区,展示了他的生平事迹以及一些有趣的实物藏品(书籍、个人物品,还有马克·吐温曾投资但最终让他损失惨重的佩奇排版机)。我们在那里逗留了大约3个小时。