17 Places That Are Odes to Poetry - Atlas Obscura Lists

17 Places That Are Odes to Poetry

From castles that inspired famous words to walls lined with sonnets and forests littered with haikus.

Some of these poetic places depict famous poets’ faces. Others are covered in the written word, some of which seem completely absurd. There are plaques that celebrate deification and others that mark grand occasions. Sprinkled throughout forest trails, one or more telling old tall tales. 

From the celebrated works of Edgar Allan Poe to poems written by your average Joe, we’ve got books ripped up in the name of art and libraries full as a shopping cart. Let’s explore 17 poetic places, which are sure to put smiles on literature-lovers’ faces.