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Laguna, New Mexico
Indian Arts Center
35.0373, -107.3775
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23.1503, -82.3570
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TWA Flight 529 Memorial
41.7793, -87.9544
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40.4140, -3.7065
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Newark, New Jersey
Philip Roth Personal Library
View roughly 7,000 books amassed over decades by the author and avid bibliophile.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.
Mexico City, Mexico
Elena Garro Cultural Center
Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.
Basingstoke, England
Jane Austen Statue
The birthplace of Jane Austen commemorated the 200th anniversary of her death with a bronze statue of the beloved author.
Portsmouth, England
Charles Dickens Statue
A rare full-sized statue of one of Britain's famous writers.
Ballingslöv, Sweden
Self-Tribute Stone of 'Bagga-Sven'
A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.
Amiens, France
Jules and Paul Verne Monument
This unassuming sculpture depicts grandfather of science fiction Jules Verne and his brother as children.
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The Itinerant Princess Who Chronicled Akbar’s Mughal Empire
The daughter, sister, and aunt of emperors, Gulbadan Begum wrote of a Mughal Empire few witnessed.
London, England
Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft
Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
Austin, Texas
O. Henry Museum
The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home
The childhood home of America’s first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
murder
How Christmas Murder Mysteries Became a U.K. Holiday Tradition
In these Christmas tales, Santa has a very low survival rate.
Stoney Middleton, England
St. Martin's Church
This 15th-century church was once described as the ugliest in England.
deserts
The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’
And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.
disasters
Podcast: We Heart Disasters … With John Marr
A visit with the author of a classic zine about unusual deaths.
Seattle, Washington
Nutcracker House
Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.
Odense, Denmark
'StoppenĂ¥len' ('The Darning Needle')
This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.
science
Podcast: Fun and Funny Science With Mary Roach
The best-selling author takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world.
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