Great Missenden, England
The Roald Dahl Museum
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
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Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Amiens, France
Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Québec City, Québec
This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.
London, England
A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
London, England
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Derby, Vermont
This unusual building straddles two countries.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.