Libraries

The oldest subscription library in Britain was started by lead miners in southwest Scotland.

Standing at the site of his former school, this sculpture celebrates Darwin's groundbreaking contributions to science and his deep connection to his birthplace.

View roughly 7,000 books amassed over decades by the author and avid bibliophile.

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

This collection is the largest in the world dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

The Inuit kayak from Robert Peary's 1896 expedition to Greenland is now on display at a local library.