Turn the Page Into a Trip
Some of the best vacations start with a book you couldn’t put down. These trips are built around the real-world places that inspired (or perfectly match the feel of) the stories you love.
Throne of Glass
Erilea’s grand castles and glass-and-stone cityscapes point straight to Vienna, Austria, and the fairy-tale towers of Krakow, Poland. For real castle-staying energy, Scotland’s countryside castles bring the Adarlan aesthetic to life.
ACOTAR
The city of Velaris draws heavily on Prague’s fairy-tale architecture and riverside charm, making Prague, Czech Republic the closest real-world match to the “City of Starlight.” For the Spring and Autumn Court forests, the Scottish Highlands deliver the same misty, ancient-woods atmosphere. Craving Summer Court beach energy? The French Riviera fits the vibe.
Fourth Wing
Basgiath War College’s dramatic, dragon-riddled landscape maps closely to the Scottish Highlands and Wales, both steeped in real dragon folklore, or Iceland, for a starker, more volcanic version of the same dark-academia-meets-dragons feel.
Jane Austen
This one has a real-world map already built in. Bath, England is practically an Austen character in its own right, while Chatsworth House (widely considered the inspiration for Pemberley) and the Hampshire countryside near Austen’s own home round out a full Austen-country itinerary.
JRR Tolkien
New Zealand is the obvious pick — the actual Hobbiton film set is a real, visitable location — but the rolling hills of England’s Cotswolds capture the Shire’s storybook charm just as well, and Switzerland’s alpine peaks echo Tolkien’s own inspiration for the Misty Mountains.
Harry Potter
London delivers Platform 9¾, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour, and Diagon Alley-style shopping streets. Edinburgh, Scotland is where much of the series was written, with real cafés and cobblestone streets that shaped the world. Oxford’s Christ Church Great Hall is the real-life inspiration behind Hogwarts’ dining hall.
Game of Thrones
Dubrovnik, Croatia is King’s Landing in real life, complete with walkable city walls. Northern Ireland offers actual filming locations, including the Dark Hedges (the Kingsroad) and Winterfell sets. Iceland’s stark, icy landscapes stand in for everything north of the Wall.
How to Train Your Dragon
Iceland and the Faroe Islands both capture the rugged, Nordic-village-meets-dramatic-coastline feel of Berk, with the kind of dramatic cliffs and fjords that feel like they belong in the film.
Other Series
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