St. Louis Cathedral, you’re familiar with. Ditto for the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Napoleon House and Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. All are iconic parts of the New Orleans skyline, and for good reason.

New Orleans has long been an uncommonly literary place. That’s mostly because it’s also an uncommonly uncommon place, an irresistible inspiration for countless scribes who often end up borrowing real ...

Mariah Tyler is Travel + Leisure's associate visuals director. She is a photographer and writer who covers Texas, Mexico, desert and city destinations, and design-forward hotels. She also commissions ...