Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Get your literary passports ready, everyone. Today’s Top Ten is about the places mentioned in books we’d like to visit, and I have A LOT of places I would like to visit. Fantasy’s the name of the game with these places, so grab some chocolate frogs and Turkish delight, pack your bags, and let’s go adventurin’! Honorary mentions go to Ravka from the Grisha trilogy and the Leaky Cauldron from the Harry Potter series.
Middle-Earth from The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy
I would be the happiest woman alive to be able to spend even one day in Middle-Earth. While, alas, that place of hobbits, elves, wizards, dwarves, and bad jewelry is strictly book only, it’s a good thing some of the sets from the movies are still set up in New Zealand. 😉
Confection from Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Oh, to find a door to the world that understands you! Out of all the worlds introduced in the Wayward Children series, the most delicious is Confection. My teeth will suffer. My blood sugar will skyrocket. My waistline will expand. But I think this colorful candy land would be great.
Narnia from The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
Who hasn’t imagined themselves in this world? There are seas to sail, kingdoms to visit, and talking animals to meet. There’s always peril on the horizon, but I’m ready to visit Narnia.
The Night Bazaar from The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
From the moment I first read about both a sun and moon hanging in the sky of the Night Bazaar in The Star-Touched Queen, I wanted to go. The stalls promise magical items and foods beyond imagining. It’s a meeting place for impossible wonder, and I want to check it out.
Elfhame from the Folk of the Air trilogy
Am I totally insane for wanting to visit a place that is dangerous to humans? Or maybe it’ll be better to head over to Fairfold, the town from The Darkest Part of the Forest that borders the faerie world? No, it’s not…but I still want to visit. How does Holly Black create these scary places that make me want to go there? Why?
Luster from the Into the Land of the Unicorns series
I’m a simple woman. I see a world where unicorns are the norm. I’m going.
The Citadel from the Game of Thrones series
This one’s cheating since it was mentioned in the TV show but I HAD to include it. Like Samwell Tarly, the moment I first saw the walls and endless corridors covered in books, I knew I was home. And this library kind of puts the Beast’s to shame.
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Narnia and the land of Unicorns would both be amazing!
Narnia and Middle Earth made my list when I did it in October, but I think I’ll pass on the land of The Cruel Prince. Maybe if I was to visit via holodeck? Someday that would be very cool, if books were made into holobooks for people who wanted more of the experience. I bet AI will be able to make them someday.
Yes, I’ve been questioning my sanity on a regular basis wondering WHY I want to go to Elfhame. LOL.
Narnia was a childhood dream of mine and The Chocolate Factory <– I still want to go to there.
Yes to the Chocolate Factory!
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Ooh, this is a great list! I’m actually a little too much of a coward to visit Middle Earth, because there are too many things that would inevitably kill me. xD Man, Confectionary would be hella fun, though, wouldn’t it? Oh my gosh, The Unicorn Chronicles! Man, I LOVED that series when I was younger. I’m totally in when it comes to unicorns, too lol.
Thanks! I would love to see Luster and all the unicorns.
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Middle Earth, sign me up!
Woohoo!
I’d love to visit Narnia and the Middle Earth! Also, Caraval (without all the mind games, though).
My list is more down-to-earth (mostly): https://dinaratengri.com/2019/02/places-mentioned-in-books-that-id-like-to-visit-realism-may-vary/
I could definitely go without Caraval’s mind games too. I was debating about putting real places on here but in the end the fantastic lands won out.
I think we’d all love to go to Narnia!
Absolutely. 😀
Twitter: TorontoLydia
I agree with Greg. Middle-Earth and Narnia would both be a great deal of fun to visit.
My Top Ten Tuesday post.
Wouldn’t they? They just speak to so many people.
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I hadn’t heard of Luster before, but I totally agree with wanting to go to a place where unicorns exist.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
The Unicorn Chronicles is a good MG series. If you read middle grade, I recommend the series.
Ohhh I was really close to including Narnia on my list this week because (as long as we go when there is peace) there would be so much to explore!
Love your list!
My TTT: https://arubunwritten.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-places-id-like-to-visit/
LOL, exactly. Peaceful times only, please.
Twitter: Greg L Hill
Middle Earth and Narnia for me, for sure! And the Citadel would be pretty awesome too! 🙂
Sooo many book fantastic realms to explore if they were real.
I would absolutely love to visit Narnia! If only! 🙂
I know. *sigh*
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Ah so many good ones here! I love that you included The Wayward Children series, so much yes! The Night Bazaar is another great one that I wish I would’ve thought of!!
Thank you. I just like the idea of a fantasy world that suits you so much.
Narnia would be super cool!
Definitely.