Patti Smith, Robert MapplethorpeBreakfast at Tiffany's Champagne Bar at The Plaza Hotel

It is no surprise that New York City has served as the backdrop for endless tales, romances, mysteries and thrillers. So many of our surroundings and neighborhoods have been immortalized and brought to life by the great writers of our time. Revisit some old favorites and spend the day like your favorite characters with our list of NYC literary spots worth checking out.

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Central Park• Andy Warhol• Bob Dylan• The Chelsea Hotel• Truman Capote• Sid Vicious• Chelsea Hotel• The Metropolitan Museum of Art• Washington Square Park• The River Cafe• Edith Wharton• The Great Gatsby• Bret Easton Ellis• Tiffany & Co• Tony Kushner• Patti Smith• The Plaza Hotel• Breakfast at Tiffany's• The Catcher In The Rye• F. Scott Fitzgerald• American Psycho• Robert Mapplethorpe• Henry James• Arthur Miller• Allen Ginsberg• Janis Joplin• Just Kids• NYC spots from literature• Stuart Little• The Age of Innocence• Angels in America• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn• NYC literature• NYC Literary Landmarks• NYC Literary Spots• The Central Park Carousel• Central Park Carousel• Champagne Bar• Champagne Bar NYC• The Bethesda Fountain• Betty Smith• The Brooklyn Bridge• Catherine Sloper• Austin Sloper• J.D.Salinger• E.B. White