Literary Places

This database of writerly destinations—places writers can visit for inspiration, to promote their writing, for research, and to discover community—includes historical sites, reading venues, literary collections, writing centers, and writers spaces. Save your selections to My P&W and populate a personal Google Map that can be used to plan reading tours and visits to literary meccas, or just to keep track of your favorite literary locales.

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Literary Place	City	State
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Edgar Allan Poe lived in Philadelphia for around six years, and he spent his last year in the city living in this red brick building with his wife... Historical Site
Emily Dickinson Museum	Amherst	Massachusetts
The Emily Dickinson Museum comprises two historic houses in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and... Historical Site
Emory University's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library	Atlanta	Georgia
The special collections of Emory University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Book Library span the 15th to the 21st centuries—with particular... Literary Archive
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home	Oak Park	Illinois
Ernest Hemingway was born and spent his first six years in this Queen Anne Victorian house in Oak Park, Illinois. Today, the house is owned and... Historical Site
Ernest Hemingway Museum in Oak Park	Oak Park	Illinois
A short walk from the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum, housed inside the Oak Park Arts Center, the Ernest Hemingway Museum is host to permanent... Historical Site
Eudora Welty House	Jackson	Mississippi
For 76 years, Eudora Welty lived and wrote in her home on 1119 Pinehurst Place in Jackson, Mississippi. The Eudora Welty House is a National... Historical Site
Eugene O'Neill's Tao House	Danville	California
In 1974, the Eugene O'Neill Foundation saved Tao House in Danville, California, from a wrecker's ball then raised funds to secure the site where O... Historical Site
Fahrenheit's Books	Denver	Colorado
Fahrenheit's Books is a bookstore in Denver, Colorado. The store houses an ecletic collection of books in most subjects, with an emphasis on... Indie Bookstore
Fales Library and Special Collections	New York	New York
The Fales Library, comprising nearly 200,000 volumes, close to 9,000 linear feet of archive and manuscript materials, and about 65,000 media... Literary Archive
Faulkner House Books	New Orleans	Louisiana
Located in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, Faulkner House Books is a full-service new and used independent bookstore. In addition... Indie Bookstore