Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

An out of this world experience.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.