Shanna Swendson: Fairy Tales for Modern Times

The Pond in Central Park, site of the infamous frog-kissing exploits. If there are enchanted frogs living anywhere in the United States, this is where they'd be.

The amusement park in Wildwood, New Jersey, site of the climactic magical battle. Maybe I've seen too many Scooby Doo cartoons, but there's very little that's spookier than an amusement park in off-season, especially in the morning when the fog is dense, and all you can see is the skeleton of the roller coaster.