As I discover literary locations, books, and collect resources for future travel I’ll be adding to this list. I hope that this list will also serve as an extra resource for readers, as I have yet to blog about these locations. If you are a brand or company that would like to partner with me to get me to any of these, or other, literary locations, don’t hesitate to contact me. If you are a traveler and/or reader that would like to suggest an addition to this list, I would also like to hear from you!
Canada
Specific Location(s):
- Dawson City (Robert Service Cabin, Jack London Cabin)
Denmark
Specific Location(s):
- Copenhagen (Little Mermaid Statue), Billund (Home of the [LEGO] Brick)
Related Book(s):
- Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Copenhagen)
- The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country by Helen Russell (Billund)
England
Specific Location(s):
- The Lake District (Hill Top, house of Beatrix Potter)
- Ashdown Forest
Related Book(s):
- Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (Hill Top, the Lake District)
- Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome (Lake District)
- The World of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard (Ashdown Forest)
France
Specific Location(s):
- Abbey Fontevraud (tombs of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II)
- Provence
Related Book(s):
- Sharon Kay Penman’s Angevin books or Elizabeth Chadwick’s Eleanor trilogy (Abbey Fontevraud)
- A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (Provence)
- Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle (Provence)
Resources:
- Children’s Book Goes to Monet’s Garden (Blog Post)
- Storybook Travels: From Eloise’s New York to Harry Potter’s London, Visits to 30 of the Best-Loved Landmarks in Children’s Literature by Colleen Dunn Bates, Susan La Tempa
- Sharon Kay Penman’s blog posts about the “In the Footsteps of Eleanor of Aquitaine” tour she led with Academic Travel
Greece
Specific Location(s):
- Athens, Corfu (The White House Holiday Experience, The Durrell Trail, Durrell Library of Corfu)
- Santorini
Related Book(s):
- The Histories by Herodotus
- My family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (Corfu)
- Sisterhood of the traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (Santorini)
Resources:
Italy
Specific Location(s):
- Tuscany
- Verona: Home of Juliet & The Juliet Club
- Pompeii
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice
- Pisa
- Positano
Related Book(s):
- Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford (Tuscany)
- Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (Tuscany)
- Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life by Frances Mayes (Tuscany)
- Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the
- Power of Love by Lise Friedman & Ceil Friedman (Verona)
- Giorgio Scerbanenco (Milan)
- Elena Ferrante, Roberto Saviano (Naples)
- Andrea Camilleri (Sicily)
Japan
Specific Location(s):
- Kyoto (Nijo Castle)
Related Book(s):
- Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn (Kyoto) [Recommendation from author, Anjanette Barr]
Resources:
New Zealand
Specific Location(s):
- Matamata (Hobbiton)
- Woodlyn Park Motel (Hobbit Hole Themed Rooms)
- Narnia film locations?
Related Book(s):
- The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Resources:
- Feasting and Fun at Hobbiton: The Evening Banquet Tour (A Dangerous Business Blog Post)
- Woodlyn Park Motel (Website)
Scotland
Specific Location(s):
- Wigtown – Scotland’s National Book Town (The Open Book Airbnb & bookstore)
Related Book(s):
Resources:
- The retreats where famous authors found inspiration – in pictures (The Guardian)
- The Open Book – a bookshop holiday! (Airbnb)
South Africa
Specific Location(s):
- Kruger National Park (Jock Safari Lodge)
Related Book(s):
- Jock of the Bushveld by Sir Percy FitzPatrick (Jock Safari Lodge)
Resources:
United States
Alabama
Specific Location(s):
- Monroeville (Harper Lee’s hometown & Old Courthouse Museum Play (2 Parts))
Related Book(s):
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Monroeville)
Resources:
California
Specific Location(s):
- Monterey (Cannery Row, Ed Ricketts ‘Doc’ Statue at Foam and Drake streets, Doc Ricketts lab on Cannery Row)
- Salinas (National Steinbeck Center)
- Robert Louis Stevenson State Park (Stevenson Memorial Trail), Sonoma Valley (Jack London Lodge)
Related Book(s):
- Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (Monterey)
- Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck (Salinas)
Resources:
- LITERARY TOURISM: A BOOK LOVER’S GUIDE TO ROAD TRIPPING UP CALIFORNIA’S COAST (Bookriot Article) (Stevenson Memorial Trail)
- Novel Destinations: Literary Landmarks From Jane Austen’s Bath to Ernest Hemingway’s Key West by Shannon McKenna Schmidt, Joni Rendon (pg. 25 Jack London)
Colorado
Specific Location(s):
Connecticut
Specific Location(s):
Related Book(s):
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Resources:
Florida
Specific Location(s):
- Key West (The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum)
- Wizards Way (Champion’s Gate 8 bedroom home with Harry Potter themed rooms)
Related Book(s):
Resources:
Georgia
Specific Location(s):
- Atlanta (Margaret Mitchell House and Museum)
Related Book(s):
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Resources:
- Novel Destinations pg. 28
Massachusetts
Specific Location(s):
- Lenox (The Mount, Edith Wharton’s estate)
Related Book(s):
Resources:
Minnesota
Specific Location(s):
Related Book(s):
- Betsy Tacy books
Resources:
Mississippi
Specific Location(s):
- McCain Library and Archives (Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear papers)
Related Book(s):
- Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Resources:
Missouri
Specific Location(s):
- Hannibal (Mark Twain Cave Complex)
Related Book(s):
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Resources:
New Hampshire
Specific Location(s):
- Portsmouth (Thomas Bailey Aldrich house)
Related Book(s):
- Robert Frost Poems
Resources:
New York
Specific Location(s):
- Sleepy Hollow (Headless Horsemens Bridge)
- The Library Hotel
Related Book(s):
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Resources:
North Carolina
Specific Location(s):
- Asheville (Thomas Wolfe Memorial)
Related Book(s):
Resources:
South Dakota
Specific Location(s):
- De Smet (Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes)
Related Book(s):
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes)
Resources:
- Storybook Travels: From Eloise’s New York to Harry Potter’s London, Visits to 30 of the Best-Loved Landmarks in Children’s Literature by Colleen Dunn Bates, Susan La Tempa
- Road trip: Laura Ingalls Wilder museums and attractions (Article)
Wales
Specific Location(s):
- Hay-On-Wye
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