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Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.