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This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

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

The oldest public library in Ireland.

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

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

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

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

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

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

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.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.