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
The Bookery Nook and Ice Cream Palor	Denver	Colorado
The Bookery Nook and Ice Cream Palor, located in the heart of north Denver's Berkeley Park neighborhood, carries new books, greeting cards,... Indie Bookstore
Printed Page Bookshop	Denver	Colorado
Printed Page Bookshop is a used bookstore that houses several booksellers under one roof. The booksellers carry rare and out-of-print books in... Indie Bookstore
Brainfood Bookstore	Longmont	Colorado
Recently established in 2012, Brainfood Bookstore is an independent bookstore located in Longmont's Old Town Marketplace. Brainfood... Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue
The Strater Hotel	Durango	Colorado
In August 2012, room 222 in the Strater Hotel was designated a literary landmark in honor of Western author Louis L’Amour (1908-1988). For... Historical Site
Beinecke Rare Book And Manuscript Library	New Haven	Connecticut
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Yale University's principal repository for literary papers and for early manuscripts and rare... Literary Archive
James Merrill House	Stonington	Connecticut
James Merrill came to Stonington in 1954 and took up residence at 107 Water Street with his companion, David Jackson. Merrill spent summers in... 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
Politics and Prose Bookstore	Washington	District Of Columbia
Established in 1984, Politics and Prose is an independent bookstore and cafe in Washington D.C. The store hosts regular author events, readings,... Indie Bookstore
Idle Time Books	Washington	District Of Columbia
Open since 1981, Idle Time Books houses 50,000 used, recent, and out-of-print books, as well as greeting cards, newspapers, records, and CDs.... Indie Bookstore
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum	Key West	Florida
Built in 1851 and home to Ernest Hemingway for more than ten years (starting in 1931), this house in Key West, Florida is now open to the public... Historical Site