Places Made Famous By Books That You Can Actually Visit

Now, you can get lost in the story AND get lost in the real-life places that inspired the book.

King's Cross Station (Platform 9 3/4)

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Harry Potter and all the other muggle world living wizards use King's Cross station to transport them to the Wizarding world. You can now visit platform 9 3/4 and dream about what it would be like to be a wizard.

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Also, if this video does not prove to you that books can come to life, nothing will!

Savannah, Georgia

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John Berendt's nonfiction piece about a crime in the very southern town of Savannah Georgia depicts the haunted streets and bizarre inhabitants beautifully. This book will have you booking your ticket to Georgia.

The cover photo is from the Bonaventure cemetery in Savannah known as the "Bird Girl".

Walden Pond, Concord MA

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Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau escaped the world for two years to live in a cabin he built near Walden Pond. Now, not only can you visit, you can spend your summers swimming there!

Big Sur California

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Jack Kerouac spent a few drug induced months living in a shack on the shores of the ocean in Big Sur California. With thoughts like these: “The empty blue sky of space says 'All this comes back to me, then goes again, and comes back again, then goes again, and I don't care, it still belongs to me”.

“It always makes me proud to love the world somehow- hate's so easy compared.”

Henry Miller Also Lived There

He has a memorial library you can visit and it looks so quiet and inspiring.

The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park Colorado

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This notoriously haunted hotel in the mountains of Colorado is picturesque. But it didn't get its big break until Stephen King stayed there for a night. The events that transpired during his stay led him to write THE SHINING and forever immortalized this spooky destination.

The Mississippi River

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If you live near the Mississippi you know that its power and breadth are not to be overlooked. Mark Twain had respect for the powerful river, having grown up beside it. If you plan to visit the Mississippi, read some Mark Twain before you go. It may change your view.

Kyoto, Japan

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The tale of one geisha in Kyoto who rose to prominence is a beautiful and heartbreaking tale that brings this city and its culture to life for readers.

Holcomb, KS

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No other book put a small town (and one house) on the map like Truman Capote's dark novel about a senseless murder.

Notre Dame

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Victor Hugo's classic was published in 1831 and it spawned many film adaptations that add to the mystique of this venerable cathedral. We'd love to make a visit so we can climb to the top for an amazing view of Paris.

Kafka House and the Prague Castle

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Kafka died before he could put the finishing touches on his novel, THE CASTLE, but if you visit Prague, you can see where he worked on the book and the Castle that served as inspiration for the book.