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Torcello Bell Tower

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

The pathway connecting Saint-Malo to Grand Bé.

Saint-Malo, France

Grand Bé

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Los Angeles, California

Venice Beach Poet's Monument

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Consuegra, Spain

Consuegra Windmills

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

Revolution Mess at Vodka Revolution

Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

In his performances, Dickens took to the stage alone, with little more than a desk and his book.

objects of intrigue

Charles Dickens Couldn't Stop Tinkering With 'A Christmas Carol'

He revised and revised whenever he took his show on the road.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 17, 2018

The sculpture.

Woking, England

'The Martian'

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The Karen Blixen Museum in Nairobi.

Karen Blixen Museum

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

"Lyra and Will's bench" that features in "The Amber Spyglass" by Phillip Pullman.

Oxford, England

Oxford Botanic Garden

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Dorset Knobs

Only one bakery still makes these hard biscuits that were once beloved by Thomas Hardy.

The Writer's Museum.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Writers' Museum

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Béccar, Argentina

Villa Ocampo

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

Blake's cottage in Felpham.

Bognor Regis, England

Blake's Cottage

Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.

How the Fictional Town of Sleepy Hollow Became Real

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

Palacete los Moreau.

Palacete los Moreau

This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.

The Orchard House.

Concord, Massachusetts

Orchard House

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Map by Roland Chambers for <em>The Magicians</em>,
by Lev Grossman.

How Writers Map Their Imaginary Worlds

A new book collects fantastic literary geographies.

Sarah Laskow October 22, 2018