October is the time for Spooky Season books, so check out this list of reads that may just inspire a trip to some haunting destination!
Massachusetts
Spend a Bookish Day in Boston
Spend a bookish day in Boston by visiting newer libraries, bookshops, and other literary locations in a city known for its literary history.
Author Graves You Can Haunt
Make a pilgrimage to the final resting place of your favorite author using this list of author graves you can haunt.
Salem Witch Trials and Hawthorne’s House of the Seven Gables
Tour the House of the Seven Gables, made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel inspired by Salem’s Witch Trial history.
Walk in the Footsteps of Authors: New England’s Best Literary Hikes
Literally walk in the footsteps of your favorite New England authors with this list of the best New England literary hikes.
Intimidated by Authors Emerson and Hawthorne? Visit The Old Manse
Intimidated by the works of authors Emerson and Hawthorne? A tour of The Old Manse will change your views of their writings.
Skip Walden (In All Forms). Just Go Outside.
Rather than trying to find Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond through the game, book, or place, just go outside and find your own Walden.
Orchard House and the Real Little Women
I visited Louisa May Alcott’s Concord home to learn about Orchard House and the real Little Women and why the author left us wanting a different ending.
Literary Tour of Concord Vlog
In this literary Concord vlog: Visit Walden Pond, see a replica of Thoreau’s cabin, stroll Ralph Waldo Emerson’s neighborhood where the Transcendentalist met, visit Nathaniel Hawthorne’s attic tower, and find out how Little Women saved Louisa May Alcott’s family.
A Literary Tour of Concord & Walden Pond
Discover a love of classic American literature with this two-day itinerary for a literary tour of Concord, Massachusetts and Walden Pond.