You may have to wait until 2018 for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to hit New York City's Broadway, but there’s a lot to keep you busy during this year’s 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series. From a new Harry Potter exhibition at the British Library to a major expansion of the Warner Brothers Studio Tour, these are the ten must-sees for Harry Potter fans in 2017.

Start in England...

Add another hour (or two) on your studio tour. Since opening in March 2012, the wildly popular Making of Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio Tour in London has been a hub for series fans. Now, exactly five years later, walking through the Forbidden Forest is no longer verboten thanks to an expansion of the studio's self-guided tour. Starting March 31, brazenly disregard Professor Dumbledore’s orders as you traipse through the trees and snap photos with magical creatures like Hippogriffs. Pre-book tickets online ($46 adults, $36 children).
Head to the library—it all started with books, after all. Delve deeper into the Harry Potter stories when London's British Library opens Harry Potter: A History of Magic, an exhibition inspired by the wizarding studies at Hogwarts. The library has been pretty tight-lipped about the experience so far, but you can expect medieval writings that take you behind the magic in the book. Tickets go on sale April 3, and the exhibition will run from October 20, 2017 to February 28, 2018.
Take advantage of a new chance to see Harry Potter & the Cursed Child in the West End. A new batch of tickets to see two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play at the Palace Theatre in London will be released in April. If you're already in London and don't want to wait, lucky winners can still score tickets for any of the following week’s shows on Fridays at 1 p.m. during The Friday Forty. (You'll have to be quick to click, though.) For those who can wait a year and some change, the production will head across the pond and open at the Lyric Theatre on Broadway in April 2018.
Try to find as many filming locations as possible on a walking tour of London. There are almost too many locations around London from the eight-film series: Book a two-and-a-half hour walking tour with Tours for Muggles for stops at Diagon Alley (actually, Leadenhall Market), Knockturn Alley, and the Ministry of Magic entrance ($17 adults, $13 children); or DIY your own tour with Visit Britain’s list of the top ten Harry Potter locations in London.
Tour Hogwarts's real-life twin. England’s Alnwick Castle achieved fame as the exterior of Hogwarts (and was also featured in Downton Abbey). Take a guided tour or let the kids dress up in medieval costumes before completing a series of challenges as part of the Knight’s Quest adventure, set in 1389—Muggle years, of course. Quidditch fans, fear not: The castle also offers broomstick flight lessons. Admission starts at $17 for adults, and $9 for children.

... and then head north to Scotland.

Let the creative juices flow at Edinburgh's Elephant House. Order up a pot of tea—or better yet, a plate of nachos—at Elephant House, the now-famous Edinburgh coffee shop where J.K. Rowling is said to have written much of the early Harry Potter novels. Stop in Elephant House as you amble about town on your own, or as part of a free 75-minute guided tour of The Potter Trail.
Ride the Scottish Hogwarts Express. No Harry Potter fantasy is complete without a ride on theHogwarts Express. The Jacobite Steam Train, the inspiration for the Hogwarts Express and one of our top ten things to see in Scotland even if you aren't a Potter fan, will take you on an 84-mile round-trip journey across the country. Grab a seat on the left-side of the train for the best views of the Glenfinnan viaduct, the bridge Harry travels over on his journey to Hogwarts. (Note: The train service is seasonal, so check their website before you plan.)






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It's not the exact Hogwarts Express, but the Jacobite Steam Train might be as close as a Muggle can get.

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Brace yourself for some string music. "Hedwig's Theme," the John Williams masterpiece, has become an iconic moment of movie music magic. Luckily, you can listen to the theme and more as composers intended, with a symphony orchestra playing award-winning scores live while Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone runs on a 40-foot screen. Interested? This spring, the Harry Potter Film Concert Series will make stops everywhere from Helsinki to Indianapolis.
Try a few magical delicacies. A new Harry Potter-themed pasta restaurant called Pasta Wiz has opened up in Brooklyn, dishing up Magical Meatballs and Dragon’s Blood smoothies at what’s hardly your typical corner pizza-and-pasta joint. Meantime, Singapore's Platform 1094 is busy serving up flaming blue drinks called—you guessed it—Goblets of Fire.
If you can't make it to the studio lot, head to the exhibition. Harry Potter: The Exhibition has been circling the globe since 2009, and re-opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in mid-February. It’s a 15,000-square-foot exhibition chock full of artifacts, props, set decorations and costumes from all eight Harry Potter films. Tickets start at $20 for adults, $15 for children. This latest stop is open through June 30, 2017.