I loved visiting Edith Wharton’s home, The Mount, and as promised here are some equally cool literary landmarks in my loose definition of New England. There are so many others in the Northeast and all over the country and world. Check out this list from Flavorwire.
Mark Twain’s House and Museum in Hartford, CT
Herman Melville’s grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
Emily Dickinson’s House and Museum in Amherst, MA
The Mount: Edith Wharton’s House and Museum in Lenox, MA
The Scribner Building and Charles Scribner’s Sons Building in New York, NY
H.P. Lovecraft’s Providence in Providence, RI
Walden Pond in Concord, MA
Washington Irving’s grave in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY