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The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.