Harry Potter and the International Tourist

This critical anthropological assessment explores the concept of Harry Potter tourism throughout the United Kingdom. This paper includes cultural research on Harry Potter hotspots in London and Scotland, among a lively discussion of who can and cannot afford such Potter luxuries. This new-age form of tourism, solely based upon fans living through the Harry Potter fantasies (both in-text and in-person) is brought to life through an abundance of stimuli rewarded to the curious Potter tourist. This paper investigates how these famed sites became a few of our globe's most sought after tourist destinations, and how the Harry Potter series allows fans of all ages and cultural backgrounds to live like a wizard for one day.