Just a Poe boy from a Poe family… Within walking distance of the world-famous Liberty Bell, sits a small house where 19th-century author, Edgar Allan Poe, lived for a brief time. Today the home is preserved as the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. A visit to the house is sure to kindle one’s imagination. On bright sunny days the rooms fill with light, a healing place for the author’s ailing young wife, Virginia, who suffered from tuberculosis. On wintry, overcast days the rooms are eerily dark recalling Poe’s gothic tales such as the “Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Pit and Pendulum,”—all stories published during his time in Philadelphia. A highlight is a visit to the home’s cellar. Little imagination is needed when descending into the cellar, for it closely resembles the setting of the site’s signature story “The Black Cat.” What’s your favorite Poe story? Image 1: Statue of a raven spreading its wings outside of the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. Image 2: 18...