Literary New England

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott was written in Concord, Massachusetts. This town is also home to  Henry David Thoreau’s birthplace, Thoreau Farm, and Walden Pond; Louisa May Alcott’s home, Orchard House; and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the final resting place of Thoreau, Alcott, Emerson, and Hawthorne, among others.

Rhode Island is a book lover's haven, with a variety of charming bookstores and cafes. Tucked away in Providence lies Riffraff Bookstore + Bar. This bookstore-bar invites visitors to explore shelves of carefully curated titles before unwinding with a perfectly mixed drink at the bar.

Fifty years ago, in 1975, Stephen King published his second novel, Salem’s Lot, which was set it Maine.  Maine’s most famous modern author is Stephen King, whose mind-bogglingly prolific works are often based in fictional Maine towns. You can visit his hometown of Bangor (known as Derry in his stories) and enjoy a delightful and captivating tour of 30 sites found in his books.