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
Alex Haley House Museum	Henning	Tennessee
Located in Henning, Tennessee, the Alex Haley House Museum is where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author lived from 1921 to 1929. Today the Alex... Historical Site
Mark Twain House	Hartford	Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and... Historical Site
The Babbling Book	Haines	Alaska
Located at the northern end of Lynn Canal, The Babbling Book is an independent bookstore featuring new books, toys, maps, and gifts. Special... Indie Bookstore
The Frost Place	Franconia	New Hampshire
Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit educational center for poetry and the arts, the Frost Place is located in the farmhouse where poet Robert Frost and... Historical Site, Writing Center
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Flat Rock	North Carolina
Carl Sandburg and his family lived in this house from 1945 until Sandburg's death in 1967. Today, National Park Service Rangers or park volunteer... Historical Site
Nightbird Books	Fayetteville	Arkansas
Nightbird Books is an independent bookstore featuring a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. It also host readings for local... Indie Bookstore
Page and Palette	Fairhope	Alabama
Established in 1968, Page and Palette is a third-generation family-owned bookstore offering new and used books in all genres. The bookstore also... Indie Bookstore
Gulliver’s Books and Second Story Café	Fairbanks	Alaska
Gulliver’s Books is an independent bookstore that sells a wide variety of new and used books, as well as e-books. Located on the top floor, the... Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library	Durham	North Carolina
Located at Duke University, the Rubenstein Library contains the Duke University archives, the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and... Literary Archive
The Regulator Bookshop	Durham	North Carolina
The Regulator Bookstore is an independent bookseller in Durham, North Carolina. The store buys and sells new and second-hand books, and hosts... Indie Bookstore