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14 Real Places That Haunt the Pages of Literature
Tour the real-world locations that gave iconic horror books their nightmares.
Geneva, Indiana
The Limberlost Cabin
The inspirational cabin where Gene Stratton-Porter wrote many of her books.
Berlin, Germany
Tom Ripley’s Shed
A real-world location where a fictional murder took place
Savannah, Georgia
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
The childhood home of the award-winning novelist and short story writer.
England
Top Withens
A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy
Italo Calvino’s Grave
The final resting place of one of Italy’s most influential and imaginative writers.
Motihari, India
George Orwell Birthplace
The author of Animal Farm and 1984 was born to a civil servant in British India.
Niš, Serbia
The Monument of Stevan Sremac and Kalča
A bronze sculpture honoring a famous Serbian writer and a character from his novel.
New York, New York
Edgar Allan Poe Street
A tidbit of Poe history on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Madrid, Spain
Study of Ramón Gómez de la Serna
The writer's study, a “portable museum,” is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid.
Walloon Lake, Michigan
Ernest Hemingway Sculpture
The renowned author spent 22 summers of his early life along the shore of Walloon Lake.
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Unusual Love Stories: Traveling Unprepared With Susan Orlean
Author Susan Orlean talks travel romance, burning books, and how ditching the itinerary can make a trip better.
Toronto, Ontario
Marshall McLuhan’s House
Former Toronto home of the author who wrote, “The medium is the message.”
astronomy
The Bejewled ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ at the Bottom of the Ocean
This luxurious edition of the Persian poetry collection went down with the Titanic in 1912.
Petoskey, Michigan
City Park Grill
As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.
Belouizdad, Algeria
The Cave of Cervantes
Cave in which Miguel de Cervantes hid while trying to escape captivity in Algiers.
Valladolid, Spain
Museo Casa de Cervantes
The Spanish writer devoted hours to writing 'Don Quixote' in this house.
Columbus, Mississippi
Tennessee Williams’ Home
The birthplace and original home of the legendary American playwright.
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