If you’re planning a family road trip, you might enjoy adding a literary element to it by visiting an author’s home or the site of a famous story. Here are suggestions for finding and enjoying literary sites without spending a lot of extra time or money on your vacation.

About Janice

Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You’ll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com.

Resources 

Laura Ingall's Wilder

For the Love of Wanderlust

Mark Twain House

Green Gables

Beatrix Potter's home

Peter Rabbit Garden

The Brontë Parsonage Museum

New Zealand

Add Literary Context to Travel

Family Travel on a Budget

Little House on the Prairie

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Anne of Green Gables

Beatrix Potter Animal Tales

Bronte Sisters’ Books

Chronicles of Narnia

Where the Wild Things Are

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