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Details of Juan O'Gorman's murals.

Pátzcuaro, Mexico

Gertrudis Bocanegra Public Library

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

World War II Lee Enfield rifle and Sten sub-machine gun , bayonets, World War I Webley pistol.

Hythe Library Museum

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

Rödlöga has served as Sweden's bokbåten since 2016.

Stockholm, Sweden

Bokbåten

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

Vank Cathedral exterior today.

Vank Cathedral

The cathedral stands in New Jufa, Isfahan's Armenian quarter that was established in 1606.

The Reopening of Turkey's Controversial Greek Orthodox Monastery

Fonoteca Nacional.

Mexico City, Mexico

Fonoteca Nacional

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

Researchers may have discovered the only recording of Frida Kahlo's voice...or maybe not.

Found: The Only Recording of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Probably

In the recording, she likens Diego Rivera to a toad.

Sabrina Imbler June 17, 2019

Permanently Closed

One of many little libraries.

Tallahassee, Florida

Bill's Trail Little Lending Library

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

A small portion of the collection amassed by Braithwaite, who is pictured on the cover of 1982's "Change the Beat."

A Legendary Hip-Hop Archive Finds a Home in Harlem

And all you'll need to see it is a library card.

Evan Nicole Brown May 28, 2019

The Austrian State Archives building in Vienna.

Vienna, Austria

Austrian State Archives

More than a millennium's worth of municipal records preserve the political history of Austria.

Sculptures on a pillar in the Baroque library at Metten Abbey.

Metten, Germany

Baroque Library of Metten Abbey

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Bats outside Cairns library.

Cairns, Australia

Cairns Library Bats

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

The Geneva Bible made its pilgrimage back to the U.S. with the help of the FBI.

Found: A 400-Year-Old Bible That Was Stolen From a Pennsylvania Library

It is one of hundreds of documents taken from the Pittsburgh's Carnegie Library collection.

Noor Al-Samarrai April 26, 2019

Sometimes you just want to lose yourself in a beautiful library.

14 of the World's Most Charming Libraries

Atlas Obscura readers recommend their favorites.

Eric Grundhauser April 25, 2019

Behold, the many mountains rising above Loch Lomond in this map from the 1940s.

Explore Historic Maps of Scotland, Now in 3D

The National Library of Scotland isn’t afraid of heights.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 3, 2019

The telltale "court hand" that indicates the official nature of the document.

Found: A Lost Charter Issued by King John More Than 800 Years Ago

Is there nothing that libraries can't do?

Matthew Taub March 27, 2019

Exterior of the California Historical Society headquarters.

San Francisco, California

California Historical Society Headquarters

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

"The Tails of Two Kitties" was an award-winning entry at UC Berkeley's 2019 Edible Books Festival.

Edible Book Festivals Are for Pun and Food Lovers

It's been widely celebrated for almost 20 years.

Anne Ewbank March 20, 2019