This week over at the Broke and the Bookish the Top Ten Tuesday topic is:

‘Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit’

My list contains not only places as such – hope that’s not cheating!

1. Prague – Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.  I loved the descriptions in this story.  I’ve always wanted to visit but this book made me want to go immediately!  As it happens, I haven’t been yet, but…  I will!!
2. Not a place but a house – Longbourn by Jo Baker.  I’d like to be a fly on the wall and watch the ‘upstairs/downstairs’ goings on of the inhabitants of Longbourn.
3. The University in Patrick Rothfuss’s Name of the Wind – particularly the library!  No naked flames!!!
4. The Catacombs underneath Paris – The Undying by Ethan Reid,  Creepy, yes, intriguing – very!!
5. Alaska – The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.  The descriptions in this story are quite entrancing.
6. The Castle from Howl’s Moving Castle – a castle that moves from place to place with a door opens into four different places.  A talking fire and Howl.  Magical and wonderful.
7. The Room of Requirement – Harry Potter by J K Rowling.  There are lots of things that I require – more often than not, some extra time and a quiet corner in which to read – I think the Room of Requirement could sort me out.
8. The Shire – LoTR by Tolkien – I would love to visit the Shire and in particular Bag End.  Fortunately, not being statuesque I could probably walk around in Bilbo’s home with no problems or bumps.
9. Fairyland – as written about by Catherynne Valente – because it sounds so strange and magical.
10. London Below – Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.   Who wouldn’t want to visit – I’m not saying it’s perfect but it’s full of all the strange things that lurk in your imagination.  Plus the Marquis.

I know I’ve missed loads of places but this is what I came up with.  No doubt I’ll be kicking myself when I read all the other lists.