Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Paris, France
This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Amarillo, Texas
A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
Derby, Vermont
This unusual building straddles two countries.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Montague, Massachusetts
Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Final resting place of the author who wrote the ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," and his brother, the Harvard doctor and paranormal investigator.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
São Paulo, Brazil
The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.