The JK Rowling Suite at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh

The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland is just steps from the cafe where JK Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter book. Room number 552 at the Five Star Hotel contains the actual writing desk where she penned the final chapters of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" The day the hotel's website crashed as Potter fans rushed to book the room. A special edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold at auction for $227,000.