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Salinas, California

The Steinbeck House Restaurant

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

George Orwell's Grave.

Sutton Courtenay, England

George Orwell's Grave

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

Stockholm, Sweden

Kronblom on a Walk

Wooden cutouts of the fictional family from the popular Swedish comic strip take a stroll along the side of the road.

Raspberry Cordial

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.

Naantali, Finland

The Moomin House

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Blue skies over Boulder Bay.

Nga Khin Nyo Gyee Island, Myanmar

Boulder Island

This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.

The gates of Nobuko Yoshiya's house-turned-museum.

Kamakura, Japan

Yoshiya Nobuko Memorial Museum

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

The statue in situ in West Philadelphia's Clark Park.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dickens and Little Nell

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

The Beloved Japanese Novelist Who Became a Queer Manga Icon

Nobuko Yoshiya’s stories of frustrated, forbidden love helped establish a genre read by millions.

Sabrina Imbler April 4, 2019

Ponden Hall.

Stanbury, England

Ponden Hall

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

The carved bench.

Bridge of Allan, Scotland

Ben Gunn's Cave

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

Johanna Spyri Museum.

Hirzel, Switzerland

Johanna Spyri Museum

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."

The enchanting north door.

Stow-on-the-Wold, England

St Edward's Church

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Circo lake in the park.

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Follow in Raskolnikov's footsteps.

How to Take a Literary Pilgrimage in the Real World

First get lost in the pages, then get lost in the places.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 12, 2019

Welcome to Ponden Hall.

For Sale: The English Farmhouse That May Have Inspired 'Wuthering Heights'

Literary history is up for grabs, if you have the means.

Evan Nicole Brown March 7, 2019

How an Italian Writer’s Imaginary Garden Became a Place of Literary Pilgrimage

Soon, the Garden of the Finzi-Continis may no longer be a fiction.

Diego Courchay February 18, 2019

Leo and Sophia, six weeks before his death in 1910.

Tolstoy Ghosted His Wife Then Up and Died

But he did not get the quiet death he was seeking.

Noor Al-Samarrai February 15, 2019