For literary enthusiasts, Edgar Allan Poe is considered as one of the great masters of American poetry. His haunting poems, such as ?The Raven? and ?Annabel Lee?, are still very much considered as classics today. Poe is also considered as one of the frontrunners of the development of the detective and mystery novels that are still very much popular today.

Folks can get to appreciate the writer more by visiting the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Philadelphia. This site is the only one left standing of the several homes that Poe stayed in during his time in the city. Here, visitors can get to view the rooms where he wrote some of his classics. There is also a complete collection of his works for people to reed.