Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
This restored Civil War era structure was once the home of Scott Joplin, the famous ragtime composer and is a National Historic Landmark. Guided tours daily on the hour. Save time for playing the player piano.
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Reviewed By ejzk April 2022If you like "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag" you must stop at this small house! Joplin lived here for 2 years. It is nicely restored and the young woman giving the tour is very knowledgeable...
Full Review Annoying Start, but Great Tour and Finish with Talented Pianist, Royce
Reviewed By 542celiag June 2021We knew tours were given on the hour. We arrived at 20 minutes till 2:00, thinking we could explore a gift shop or waiting room until tour time. Instead, we were locked out and told to come back at...
Full Review They play a player piano for you at the end--you get to pick the Joplin song
Reviewed By BeenTo7Continents July 2020This was open on the 4th of July. They offer daily tours. You won['t need more than an hour here but it's a nice hour. We were the only one on ours. Interesting to see where Joplin composed The...
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