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This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

America's first public lending library began with a gift from Benjamin Franklin.

An agricultural research library housed in a former Odd Fellows Lodge.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.

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

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

The oldest library in Pune.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

The oldest county library in the United States.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.