New Orleans, Louisiana
Scallop Shell Pulpit
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
Brooklyn, New York
Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.
Benson, Arizona
Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.
Sonora, California
A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.
Seattle, Washington
Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.
Wigtown, Scotland
This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.
Quartzsite, Arizona
The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.
Pátzcuaro, Mexico
This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.
Seattle, Washington
In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.
Rochester, New York
Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.
New York, New York
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.
Santa Monica, California
Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.
Hawthorne, California
The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.
Carson, California
One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.
Ohrid, North Macedonia
See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.
Bahrain
This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.
Los Angeles, California
This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.
Los Angeles, California
An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.
Los Angeles, California
Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.
Los Angeles, California
"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."
Los Angeles, California
The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.
Los Angeles, California
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.