if it hadn't been for rism monday he wouldn't have produced a lot of his great work and had that chance to experiment when he was in his early 20s and find his litterary voice. this is the largest collection of edgar alan poe's artifacts, memorabilia, clothing, personal items. the museum consists of four buildings in all surrounding an enchanted garden that was laid out in 1921 based on his poetry. it recreates his poem to one in paradise, the lines that was all to me love for which my soul did pine, a green aisle aisle in the sea love of fountain and a shrine, all wreath and fairy fruits and flowers and all the flowers are mine. and when the founders of the museum opened it, it was virginia's first museum and first monument to a writer. not to a military, political leader but to a writer. and it showed that virginians cared about the words and the power of imagination to shape our destinies. this is edgar alan poe's boyhood bed. this is where the future poet used to dream dreams that no one ever dared to dream before. and it's been passed down from his foster feerather to his business