No matter where in the United States you live, a poetry landmark is nearby. Whether it's the birthplace of a contemporary poet, the site of a single poem's inspiration, or the plot of a poet's grave, visiting physical spaces associated with a favorite writer is a memorable way to pay homage to their life and work.

Poets.org showcases more than thirty historical sites throughout the United States, each selected by the Academy of American Poets with input from Poets.org readers:

National Poetry Landmarks
from the National Poetry Almanac, a project of the Academy of American Poets

1. Berkley Poetry Walk, Berkeley, CA
2. City Lights Book Shop, San Francisco, CA
3. Robinson Jeffers Tor House, Carmel, CA
4. Wallace Stevens's hometown, Hartford, CT
5. Homes of Elizabeth Bishop, James Merrill, Wallace Stevens, Tennessee Williams, & Shel Silverstein, Key West, FL
6. Sidney Lanier Cottage, Macon, GA
7. Carl Sandberg Cottage, Galesburg, IL
8. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Chicago, IL
9. Langston Hughes's hometown, Lawrence, KS
10. Robert Penn Warren Birthplace Museum, Guthrie, KY
11. Emily Dickinson's home, Amherst, MA
12. The Search for Anne Bradstreet, Essex County, MA
13. Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Cambridge, MA
14. George Edward Woodberry Poetry Room, Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
15. The Longfellow House, Cambridge, MA
16. McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
17. Edna St. Vincent Millay's home, Camden, ME
18. Theodore Roethke's house, Saginaw, MI
19. Robert Hayden's bus route, Ann Arbor, MI
20. Dixon Bar, Dixon, MT
21. The Frost Place, Franconia, NH
22. Walt Whitman House, Camden, NJ
23. William Carlos Williams's hometown, Rutherford, NJ
24. George Moses Horton's home, Chatham County, NC
25. American Poets' Corner, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
26. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
27. White Horse Tavern, New York, NY
28. Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton, OH
29. James Wright's hometown, Martins Ferry, OH
30. The California Gulch Trail, La Grande, OR 31. Marianne Moore Collection, Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, PA

Poets.org has also compiled a list of Poets' Graves. Browsable by state, the resource includes nearly a hundred of the nation's most celebrated poets.

Use these resources as a starting place, or put your own favorite poet on the map. Find the landmarks not listed on Poets.org, including statues of poets, bars and restaurants named after poems or characters—even temporary poetry-related installations and exhibits.