Places elfangor Wants to Go

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

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

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

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

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

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

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

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.