Authors

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.

Built in the 1920s, this co-op in the Bronx feels more like an Italian villa than a typical New York apartment building.