These are the top 15 most book-inspiring locations across the globe

Travelling the world through pages of a book can be magical, but seeing those places come to life before your eyes is something entirely different. Bookish travel destinations give readers the ability to step into the places that inspired their favourite tales, from Dracula’s Bran Castle, to J.K. Rowling’s platform 9 ¾ , Aura Print has curated a list of the most famous book-inspiring locations across the globe.

Here’s our top 15 book-inspiring locations from around the world:

Rank	Author	Book	Physical location	Country	Number of Hashtags
1	J.D. Salinger	Catcher in the Rye	The pond in Central Park, New York	USA	8,300,000
2	Beatrix Potter	The Tale of Peter Rabbit	Lake District	England	4,400,000
3	Ernest Hemingway	The Sun Also Rises	Pamplona	Spain	1,900,000
4	Virginia Woolf	To the Lighthouse	Isle of Skye	Scotland	1,000,000
5	J.K Rowling	Harry Potter series	Glencoe	Scotland	636,000
6	Dan Brown	Angels and Demons	Fountain of the four rivers, Piazza Navona	Italy	528,000
7	George R. R. Martin	Game of Thrones	Giant's Causeway, Bushmills	Northern Ireland	360,000
8	J.R.R. Tolkein	The Lord of the Rings	Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire	England	352,000
9	Howard Pyle	The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood	Sherwood Forest, Nottingham	England	184,000
10	C.S Lewis	Chronicles of Narnia	Mourne Mountains, County Down	Northern Ireland	174,000
11	Jane Austen	Persuasion	Bath	England	173,000
12	Emily Bronte	Wuthering Heights	Top Withens and Haworth, Yorkshire	England	172,000
13	Susan Hill	The Woman in Black	The Suffolk coast	England	162,000
14	J.K. Rowling	Harry Potter series	King's Cross Station, London	England	139,000
15	Peter Benchley	Jaws	Beach Haven, New Jersey	USA	139,000

The full top 40 list can be found here.

Taking our number one spot with a whopping 8.3 million hashtags is Central Park, New York. While Central Park has appeared in many novels, arguably one of the most famous is J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, in which the pond in particular becomes a titular location for the characters. Immerse yourself in the stunning scenery of the park in autumn while being transported right into Salinger’s work.

Coming in at number two with 4.4 million hashtags is the Lake District, famed home to author Beatrix Potter and setting of her Peter Rabbit books. While taking in the breathtaking surroundings, you can also visit Beatrix Potter’s hilltop house in Ambleside where you can have a tour of her home and the surrounding grounds.

At number 3 with 1.9 million hashtags we have the city of Pamplona, Spain, a gorgeous city known for both the Running of the Bulls and as the setting of Ernest Hemmingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises. While there, you can take a tour of the city's wonderful gothic infrastructure, or, if you travel in July, see for yourself the Running of the Bulls festival as bulls, clad in red, are walked through the city centre.

Coming in fourth with 1 million hashtags is the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse is set. This stunning island is connected to the north west Scottish coast by bridge and contains quaint villages, mediaeval castles and beautiful landscapes. Being the largest island in the Inner Hebrides archipelago, there is so much to see.

In fifth, with 636,000 hashtags, we have another Scottish entrant, Glencoe sporting the scenery for multiple Harry Potter films! While not directly related to the books, the Clachaig Inn served as the filming location for Hagrid's hut and is a must see for any fans of the series.