I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Poe Museum with its impressive collection of artifacts and photos, (deguerrotypes and the like) from Poe's life, and the accompanying descriptions. The grounds were peaceful but lacked in landscaping that would easily enhance the look and feel of the museum in general. Upon completing my self-guided tour, I visited the museum gift shop, in which I attempted to engage the attendant in conversation about what I had just learned while touring the museum. It was around 2 pm on Tuesday, and after browsing around, I commented on Poe's life and asked the attendant if he had seen a film about Shirley Jackson, whose photo was featured there in the gift shop. He said he had not, but didn't seem particularly interested in anything I had to say, which I found disappointing. Overall, I enjoyed each portion of the museum, which was organized generally by time periods and included a numbered audio tour. I was especially intrigued by the room that detailed Poe's mysterious death at age 40, and the subsequent attempts to determine the cause of his demise. I highly recommend this museum to anyone staying in or just passing through Richmond!