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Literature Lovers Places to Visit in Massachusetts
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Ellen J Pilch
Places to visit in Massachusetts that have to do with famous authors. Homes where they lived, cemeteries where buried and museums too.
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The Dr. Seuss Museum is a must visit for kids and adults.
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
Fun for kids and adults. Lots of hands on activities for little ones.
Carle Museum
Visit the house of the author of Little Women.
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
A must see for poetry lovers. You can even pay to sit in Emily Dickinson's bedroom and write.
Emily Dickinson Museum
Visit the house made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel.
7 Gables
LousiVisit the graves of many beloved authors like Louisa May Alcott and Hendry David Thoreau
Authors Ridge | Bedford St, Concord, MA 01742
VIsit Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoureau wrote Walden Pond.
Walden Pond State Reservation
Former home of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Old Manse
One of the 50 best indie bookstores in the country.
Montague Book Mill
Herman Melville's ( author of Moby Dick) home in The Berkshires.
Arrowhead | Berkshire Historical Society
Visit Edith Wharton's home in The Berkshires.
The Mount | Edith Wharton Cultural Center
The yiddish Book Center celebrates Yiddish literature and culture.
Yiddish Book Center
A festival every October for Jack Kerouac in Lowell, MA.
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Meet authors and hang out with other book lovers in October at the Boston Book Festival.
Old Corner Bookstore
In business since 1940-they must be doing something right.
Concordbookshop
