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A Journey Into the Mind of Stephen King
Nine places connected to the stories of one of America's greatest horror writers.
Madrid, Spain
Cuesta de Moyano
A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.
Wessington Springs, South Dakota
Shakespeare Garden & Anne Hathaway Cottage
After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.
literature
Podcast: Tolkien Takes Us Places
Unearthing the real-life places and events that inspired fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien.
Bangor, Maine
Thomas Hill Standpipe
This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."
Columbia, Missouri
Ghost Dancing Van
The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.
literature
The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash
Even Shakespeare knew the value of a well-roasted egg.
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Book Repository
Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.
Bagnères-de-Luchon, France
Bust of Edmond Rostand
The writer of 'Cyrano De Bergerac' found inspiration in this Pyrennes spa town.
Fruit Cove, Florida
Beluthahatchee Park
The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.
London, England
'Peter Pan' Gravemarkers
Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.
Tangier, Morocco
Librairie des Colonnes
Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.
Sudbury, England
The Hundred and One Dalmatians Drinking Fountain
At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
Huntington Station, New York
Walt Whitman's Birthplace
The famed poet was born in 1819 in a farmhouse built by his father.
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Preserving the LGBTQ Legacy of One of America's Most Historic Homes
Boston’s Longfellow House was a 19th-century refuge.
Mexico City, Mexico
LibrerĂa PorrĂºa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic
This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.
Segovia, Spain
Antonio Machado House-Museum
Poet Antonio Machado's former residence offers the quintessential Castilian lifestyle of the provincial towns in the early 20th century.
Jenins, Switzerland
Greisinger Museum
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
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