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Cherimoya

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
Historical markers at Willa Cather Memorial Prairie.
Red Cloud, Nebraska

Willa Cather Prairie

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.
Permanently Closed
The museum entrance.
Burgos, Spain

Fadrique de Basilea Book Museum

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.
Mark Twain's headstone.
Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Directions to the grave of Lewis Carroll
Guildford, England

The Mount Cemetery

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.
The alleged tomb.
Glastonbury, England

'King Arthur's Tomb'

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Imagine finding this in your mailbox.
literature

For Sale: Writing Advice From Mark Twain

The famed author didn't think much of young writers (unless they experienced great personal tragedy).
Matthew Taub September 4, 2018
Wall of Great Tajik Writers.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Wall of Great Tajik Writers

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.
Roche Abbey Ruins
Maltby, England

Roche Abbey Ruins

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.
What fictional foods make you as excited as a hobbit in a pantry?
film

The Fictional Foods We Wish Were Real

Atlas Obscura readers weigh in on the fake snacks they'd most like to try.
Eric Grundhauser August 13, 2018
Mr. Lizard and the Gumnut Baby.
Melbourne, Australia

'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
The Robert E. Howard Museum.
Cross Plains, Texas

Robert E. Howard Museum

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.
The Marathon March shortly after the start in downtown Stockholm.
Sweden

Marathon March

A competition inspired by Stephen King's psychological horror novel "The Long Walk."
García Terres library.
Mexico City, Mexico

Biblioteca de México

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.
Liverpool, England

Liverpool Central Library Entrance Riddle

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.
Hugo was allegedly conceived near the top of Mont Donon.
Grandfontaine, France

Site of Victor Hugo's Conception

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.
The stacks of John K. King Used & Rare Books.
Detroit, Michigan

John K. King Used & Rare Books

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Michigan train depot, c. 1900.
relics

Rediscovering Lost Literary Treasures of the American Midwest

A small press is reviving forgotten—but newly relevant—writing about a complex region and its people.
Sarah Laskow June 8, 2018