Places blusister4465 Wants to Go

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.