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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.
Egg-roasting was once a common childhood hobby, before parents cooled on letting kids play with fire.
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The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash

Even Shakespeare knew the value of a well-roasted egg.
Paula Marcoux September 1, 2023
Seoul Book Repository
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.
Longfellow House is a stately manor on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, owned by the literary family for nearly 130 years. It was also used as a headquarters by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
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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.
Anya Gruber June 26, 2023
Mexico City, Mexico

Librería Porrúa'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.
Leo Tolstoy Monument, Janpath
New Delhi, India

Leo Tolstoy Monument, Janpath

A commemoration of the little-known cultural influence that Tolstoy had on India.
The Sakura Mansion of Demura.
Tokyo, Japan

Onihei Jokei “Historical” Markers

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.
Espejos del Callejón del Gato
Madrid, Spain

Espejos del Callejón del Gato (Cat Alley Mirrors)

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.
Mississippi Writers Room and Collection at the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Writer's Room at the Eudora Welty Library

A glimpse into the state's vibrant literary culture along with inspiring stories from an inclusive author community.