Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Housed in the Old Stone House, one of Richmond's oldest structures, the Poe Museum honors the writer who grew up in the city, and its lore runs as gothic as his work. In the Enchanted Garden, visitors and staff report a pair of young children, said to be Ege-family children from the home's 18th-century occupants, and resident black cats Edgar and Pluto, who nuzzle an unseen hand as if spectral children are petting them.
A man in a top hat reportedly walks the garden at night. Inside, a darker presence haunts a staircase salvaged from John and Frances Allan's original Richmond home, where guests have felt a firm hand near the steps, often attributed to John Allan, Poe's stern foster father.
It remains a fixture on Richmond ghost tours.
📍 1914 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23223, Richmond, VA · Get directions