Reviews of O. Henry Museum (Museum)

Audi Arellano

Wonderful place to visit.

Arpit Sethi

Average place, maybe I over expected it as museum.

Denise Yancey

The museum was friendly, respectful and I learned a lot of new things. The lady who gave a half hour talk was nice and enthusiastic!

kesten broughton

Loved it!

Leila Rahil

I loved reading O Henry in school, so I was so pleasantly surprised to learn that he had resided in Austin when I moved here. I attended this year’s 40th O Henry Pun Off and it was so much fun! But, the highlight was being able to tour O Henry’s house and learn a little bit more about his personal history. The house tour is free and they have a lot of original items, including some of O Henry’s personal effects. If you are a tourist, native Austinite, or just a nerd like myself, I highly recommend stopping in and checking out this historic house as well as next year’s pun off!

Mark Harris

Fun to see where O Henry's family lived

nassim b

Cute,friendly, small museum. respectful and I learned a lot of new things, also I enjoyed a lot to be there since I read his story when I was in high school and it refreshed my memories.The lady who gave a half hour talk was amazing nice, super motivating and gave me a lot of information.

Matthew Braunschweig

Neat place. Beautiful grounds. If you get the chance to attend the "pun-off" each May, you will enjoy

Alona Vinnyk

Small free house-museum where has lived O'Henry few years of his life. You can make a donation if you want.

Frances M

Always a fun place to visit.

Janet Martin

Quick museum but freewill donation and convenient location. We enjoyed it.

Theresa Marko

Quaint and old.

Johnny Luce

Cute little museum. Worth the tumr. The staff us great.

Petie Griffin

On the outside the O. Henry house in Austin doesnt look like much. But little does one know the house is a living monument to what many argue is the greatest short story writers of all time. I have always enjoyed his writings but neve realized he had ties to Austin. Combine all of this with the fact it is free, well I was ready to go. There is no gift shop , there are no bathrooms but for thirty minutes you can walk in and enjoy history. It is something one should visit just for experiencing written history and learning about our past. I also need to mention that the convention center parking garage was the most convenient and only 1 block away, if there is no street parking (about $1 per hour) available, the garage is only about $5 for 2 hours. My wife and I througly enjoyed this museum and we will definetly be back.

Judy Grillo

Quaint home tour with a great opportunity to speak to guides with interesting stories about the man & his works.

Steven Polunsky

This tiny little museum next to the convention center in the heart of downtown Austin gives a glimpse into life in Austin 100 years ago for an underemployed family man and aspiring writer, William Sidney Porter. The site is adjacent to a public transit bus and train stop, making it easy to enjoy the house and its small park on a sunny day. I went on a cold and windy winter day to hear a reading of "The Cop and the Anthem," complete with a brief vocabulary lesson of words from the 1800s we don't use or use differently now. It's an intimate setting for monthly readings and other events that evoke the period of this well known author.

William Kucmierowski

Great little museum! Glad I found it - historical goodness!

Laura Sofia Ochoa

Se siente una vibra extraña en ese lugar

Samyama Ayyalasomayajula

Really fun and nice.

Marisa Brown

Henry is a wonderful guy! :) He is a golden boy!! <3

du S.

Street parking is $1.20 per hour. I stayed for two. I was quite happy because not only is this Museum free, the Susan Dickinson museum is next door to this Museum. So, you get visit two amazing museums. The docents or workers are very polite. The quality of the homes are beautifully maintain. Both museums / homes have central air condition and heating systems that was a plus. My children truly enjoyed their visit. My husband who is not a museum visiting type of person was intrigued by all the information. There are displays of collected books of the short stories Porter had written, and his writing table to name a few goodies you will get too see.

Natalia Roush

Must see!