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From Hogwarts to West Egg: 50 Fictional Destinations You Can Actually Visit

Ever wanted to visit Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, The Great Gatsby’s West Egg, or, uh, 1984’s Eurasia? This infographic shows you 50 fictional destinations that you can actually visit — or more accurately 50 real life inspirations for fictional locations that you can visit.

Infographic from the travel site Just the Flight.

50 fictional places

About the Author

Lincoln Michel

Lincoln Michel is the former editor-in-chief of Electric Literature and a founding editor of Gigantic. He is the co-editor of Gigantic Worlds and Tiny Crimes and the author of Upright Beasts. He teaches fiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College.

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