There are plenty of celebrated literary works that take place here in Massachusetts. And the commonwealth has, likewise, produced an abundance of acclaimed authors. They all vary in size and scope, some are older, others are more contemporary, and plenty are set here in Boston – I’m looking at you, Dennis Lehane. One of books that uses the Bay State as a background, though, surpasses them all in terms of superstardom.

Can you guess which it is?

It’s… drum roll please… “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau.

This map from Business Insider has designated one famous work set in each state. In Massachusetts, it’s the influential transcendentalist tale of Thoreau’s two-year, two-month and two-day stay in a cabin on the edge of Concord, Mass., along the banks of Walden Pond. The book has become synonymous with reflection, simplicity and nature, and urges the reader to bask in his or her surroundings.

“Walden” is a renowned piece of literature, and though it may not have registered in your mind as the most famous book set here (it didn’t for me), it certainly fits the bill.

The rest of the country’s taste in books proves to be quite interesting. Some are just as fitting as Walden is for Massachusetts: “To Kill A Mockingbird” reigns supreme in Alabama, as does “Gone with the Wind” in Georgia, “The Wizard of OZ” in Kansas, “Carrie” in Maine, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” in Nevada and “The Great Gatsby” in New York.

A few of the other books may be less known to people who don’t reside in the states they take place – but are still prominent in the annals of American literature.

The only problem I have – and everyone else should have – is that “Twilight” turned out to be the most popular book set in Washington. Seriously?