Brandeis University

Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, near Boston, Brandeis University is where Albom and Schwartz first meet and spend the first portion of their relationship together. It was known as a radical university whose students included several well-known sixties radicals, including Abbie Hoffman.

Schwartz's Home

Located in the Boston suburb of West Newton, Schwartz's home is the setting for most of the novel. Although their early visit takes place in the dining room or kitchen and their last in the bedroom, the majority of their visits take place in Schwartz's study, a room lined with shelves full of books and family photos.