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Wheat's Evil Twin Has Been Intoxicating Humans For Centuries
Darnel is poisonous, but in small enough doses can give food a special kick.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Anne of Green Gables Museum
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Cinto Euganeo, Italy
Euganean Hills
A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.
Melrose, Scotland
Abbotsford House
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Prague, Czechia
Karel Hynek MĂ¡cha Statue
Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.
Alcubierre, Spain
The George Orwell Route
A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
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