So this is the end.

From the get go, I knew I didn't want to see any museums. The point was not to go somewhere where I could learn about writers academically. Ideally, I wanted places that still function as what they have always been: cafés that remain cafés, taverns that remain taverns, homes that remain homes.

That's a large part of why I chose the places that I did, because I knew I didn't want to spend my time reading cards on a wall. Naturally, after ten, fifty, a hundred years, no place will remain the same, but going where I did, I'd hoped to get a taste of what these writers might have experienced, all those years ago. People change, habits change, technology changes, but I think the reasons that we go to places remain the same, and I wanted to experience the place as it is, not just what it used to be.

Overall, I think a lot of what I learned had as much to do with traveling as much as literature. Don't go anywhere in New York without cash. Plan well ahead of time, and make sure you know exactly where you're going. Have an address in hand just in case you do get lost; vague street names will get you nowhere. It sounds so basic, but sometimes, in this information age, we take things for granted, and it doesn't always work out when we do. I definitely learned this the hard way.

Like I said in the Preface, some visits were more successful and more fun than others. But as a whole, this was a great experiment. These are all places I hope to return to before I have to leave, besides maybe Patchin Place. Ozzie's because I did actually write a lot there, the Algonquin because I want to take a full tour, and last but not least, White Horse and Life Café because I want to go with people, which is kind of the point of these two gathering places.

As you may have noticed, I took a lot of pictures. The ones that I culled out here are just a fraction of the ones that I actually took, but even so, I wasn't able to find space to post them outright and had to resort to direct links.

The addresses under the Directions subtitle at the bottom are links to maps. There's also a link to a map of all the places on the sidebar if you wish to plan a walking tour. Personally, I recommend taking them one at a time to fully enjoy yourself, though.

This isn't an all inclusive list of the literary landmarks in New York by any means. There were a great many that I wasn't able to go. Please make your own lists and visit them. Maybe you'll find some inspiration, too.