Places GayPunkNerd Wants to Go

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

A weekly bazaar sells thousands of books, from vintage collectibles to paperbacks sold by weight.

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

Exchange a book at the entrance of this medieval Lovere alley.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Indiana's greatest rare bookstore has a special shelf for Hoosier authors.

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

View roughly 7,000 books amassed over decades by the author and avid bibliophile.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

A monument to the Turkish librarian who delivered books on the back of a donkey.

A former church transformed into a public library.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

The oldest Black-owned bookstore in New Orleans was started by a substitute teacher on a mission.