Places honaker13 Wants to Go

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

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

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

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

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

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

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

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

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

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.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

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

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

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

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