Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

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

An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.