Quoth the raven, "Nevermore"

If the museum thing interested you but you couldn't find something nearby, how about checking out the Edgar Allen Poe exhibit at the Ransom Center at UT? This new cooler, damper weather put me in the mindset for Poe's spooky stories, and I found out about this thanks to a flyer at my local Half Price Books.

From the website:

"From Out That Shadow" features manuscripts, books, art and personal effects, many of them displayed for the first time, documenting Poe's career as a writer, his romantic relationships and mysterious death, the decline and rehabilitation of his literary reputation and his profound influence on mystery and detective fiction and other genres.

I heard that Poe's actual writing desk is on display (!!!).

The Ransom Center Galleries are open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended Thursday hours until 7 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays the galleries are open from noon to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Mondays.