Family: Now That You've Read The Book, See The Place

Summer family vacations need not be mindless trips down water slides or endless waits in theme-park lines. The American landscape is literally littered--that is, rich in literary resources that can bring to life the books your family has been reading.

Try a change of pace this year: Don't just book a journey. Journey a book. Visit the homes of your children's favorite writers and characters--or choose a place you want to visit and prepare for the trip by reading the authors who set their stories there. "When you go to the places that stories are about or that are associated...

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