Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

Founded in 1954 by a husband-and-wife duo, this ceramics studio carries on a powerful artistic legacy.

A posthumous honor at the iconic game show host's former high school.

A Victorian synagogue-turned-museum chronicles centuries of Jewish life.

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

You can only see this Baroque masterpiece during the month of November.

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”

A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

A collection of unique, and sometimes terrifying, handmade masks and costumes used for local festivals.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.

Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

A museum dedicated to the history of the diamond trade in the Netherlands.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.