8 Places Made Popular By Famous Books Where Fiction Meets Reality

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1. King's Cross Station, London, England

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2. The Pond In Central Park, New York

[{"selector":"#anim-97950c43-b9bf-478c-afa9-3aa55066d6d1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Contemplate the ducks on the idyllic Central Park pond, a favorite haunt of Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye. Credits: Wikimedia Commons

3. Bath, England

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4. Prince Edward Island, Canada

[{"selector":"#anim-7059fc8b-3577-40c5-b468-0c0cdc476136 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Visit Cavendish, the real-life inspiration for the setting of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Credits: Wikimedia Commons

5. The Spaniards Inn, London, England

[{"selector":"#anim-d7a86a7c-66a8-42de-8e08-24eb9320587e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.05609118463663%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Raise a glass at this historic pub, featured in both Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. Credits: Wikimedia Commons

6. Isle of Skye, Scotland

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7. Yorkshire, England

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8. Mark Twain Cave, Hannibal, Missouri

[{"selector":"#anim-175c56d9-e114-4563-94b4-275103dd926e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.583252092530433%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Explore the very cave that served as a hideout for Mark Twain in his youth, featured in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Credits: Wikimedia Commons

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