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Just 30 minutes outside Atlanta, the Twelve Oaks Bed & Breakfast is said to have been the inspiration for the Twelve Oaks plantation in "Gone with the Wind."![Stately columns at Twelve Oaks]()
This former plantation home is now a bed and breakfast.![Margaret Mitchell House]()
At the Margaret Mitchell house in Atlanta, you can explore the home of the woman who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War romance "Gone with the Wind." You can even take a selfie next to life-sized costume sketches of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.![Inside the Margaret Mitchell house]()
Guests inside take in details from the award-winning author's life.![Bonaventure Cemetery]()
This Savannah Cemetery is featured in John Berendt's “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.”![Mercer Williams House]()
The Mercer Williams House was owned by murder victim Jim Williams.![Emily Dickinson House & Museum]()
Take a tour through the house, including Dickinson's bedroom.![Emily Dickinson House & Museum]()
A scenic view of the poet's house and garden in Amherst, Mass.![Home of Walt Whitman]()
This National Historic Landmark is located in Camden, N.J.![Grave of Edgar Allen Poe]()
Brave literary fans will want to stop by the Baltimore catacombs.![Thoreau Farm]()
This small property is said to have influenced the author's later writings.![Ernest Hemingway’s home]()
The six-toed cats are descendants from the author's beloved feline Snowball.![The facade of Hemingway's house]()
Learn about the author in his stately Key West property.![National Steinbeck Center]()
This California exhibition center holds memorabilia that inspired many of Steinbeck’s stories, as well as personal items of the author.![National Steinbeck Center]()
Step back in time to learn more about John Steinbeck.![Wizarding World of Harry Potter]()
Fans of J.K. Rowling's blockbuster series will be in awe at this popular Universal Studios attraction.![Hogwarts Castle]()
You might spot Dumbledore wandering through the hall of Hogwarts Castle.Best US spots for book lovers
Whether you're a fan of modern classics like the Harry Potter series or prefer literary giants like Poe or Hemingway, you can find a wonderful book-themed getaway somewhere in America.
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- Best US spots for book lovers
