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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of <em>The Little Prince</em>, stands in front of a plane in 1929.
deserts

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.
Cat Rainsford July 12, 2023
The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919.
disasters

Podcast: We Heart Disasters … With John Marr

A visit with the author of a classic zine about unusual deaths.
The Podcast Team June 28, 2023
Seattle, Washington

Nutcracker House

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.
Odense, Denmark

'Stoppenålen' ('The Darning Needle')

This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.
science

Podcast: Fun and Funny Science With Mary Roach

The best-selling author takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world.
The Podcast Team April 13, 2023
Lower Largo, Scotland

Statue of Alexander Selkirk

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'
Kesey Square
Eugene, Oregon

Kesey Square

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.
The grave of Philip K. Dick.
Fort Morgan, Colorado

Grave of Philip K. Dick

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.
London, England

Dog and Pot Sculpture

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.
Jane Austen's name is emblazoned at the top of the telephone box.
Steventon, England

Jane Austen's Telephone Box

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.
monuments

Podcast: The Henry Miller Memorial Library

In Big Sur, California, a library that's not really a library.
The Podcast Team February 13, 2023
“Your hair wants cutting,” said the Hatter.
Bellaire, Texas

‘Move One Place On’

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.
Horsell Common Sandpit
Woking, England

The Sandpit on Horsell Common

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'
Hans Christian Andersen statue
Bratislava, Slovakia

Hans Christian Andersen Statue

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.
The Narnia Window
Headington, England

The Narnia Window

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst, England

Stonyhurst Hall

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.
cemeteries

Podcast: Underwater Places

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 2, 2022
Cahuenga Building
Los Angeles, California

Cahuenga Building

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.