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Travel Tip: Literary Destinations

Locations in this article:  Dublin, Ireland
Travel Tip: Literary Destinations

If you’re a literature lover, you could get a lot out of following in the path of a favorite book or author.

In Dublin, fans of James Joyce gather every year to follow the path of his famous novel, Ulysses.

But if you’re traveling on your own, you can actually download a free audio guide from the Dublin Tourism Department to visit famous Joycean spots around the city.


Also in Dublin are literary spots such as the Writer’s Museum, which has items like a first-edition copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, as well as George Bernard Shaw’s birthplace, which was converted into a museum.

And of course, there are literary spots right here in the U.S.

In Saratoga, New York, Cooper’s Cave inspired some of the scenes from James Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans.

Saratoga is also home to Yaddo, a 400-acre estate founded in 1900 that functions as an artist and writers sanctuary. Former residents include Truman Capote, Flannery O’Conner and Sylvia Plath.

In the summer, a company called Boston By Foot offers literary-themed walking tours to see famous sites of great Victorian writers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Longfellow.

And, Greater Boston is also home to a 20-mile literary trail, from Walden Pond to the Omni Parker house, where literary giants used to gather.

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