For the new breed of vacationer who craves meaningful trips and unusual locales, the combination of reading and travel can be a heady mix—especially if you happen to be checking into Hemingway's favorite hotel in Sun Valley, or strolling about Bath's Royal Crescent while entertaining fantasies of Lizzie Bennett and Mr. Darcy.

Let National Geographic guide you to more than 500 literary sites across the U.S. and Europe.

Peppered with great reading suggestions and little-known tales of literary gossip, Novel Destinations will appeal as a unique travel guide, an attractive gift book, and the ultimate browser's delight.

• Hardcover
• 320 pages
• 48 black-and-white illustrations
• 6 1/2'' x 8 1/4''
• © 2008