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Bookstores

Book Corner.

Niagara Falls, New York

Book Corner

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Bucharest, Romania

Cărturești Carusel Bookstore

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

The exterior of Quimby's

Chicago, Illinois

Quimby's Bookstore

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

The second-hand book market.

Vieille Bourse Book Market

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

London's floating bookstore.

London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Saint Rita's open for business.

The Adventures of America's Most Well-Traveled Bookstore

Since 2015, Rita Collins has been taking her love of books on the road.

Britta Shoot September 10, 2018

The underground bookstore.

Sonora, California

Legends Books, Antiques & Soda Fountain

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The stacks of John K. King Used & Rare Books.

Detroit, Michigan

John K. King Used & Rare Books

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Ábaco Libros y Café.

Cartagena, Colombia

Ábaco Libros y Café

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

A perfect doggo at the UC San Diego Bookstore, a powerful mural outside Ken Sanders Books, and love at Housing Works.

62 of the World's Best Independent Bookstores

As recommended by Atlas Obscura readers.

Eric Grundhauser April 27, 2018

There's a lot to love about local independent book shops.

Show Us What Makes Your Favorite Local Bookstore Special

Help us get ready for Independent Bookstore Day by sending us a photo.

Eric Grundhauser April 13, 2018

The book town of Fjærland, Norway.

Book Towns Are Made for Book Lovers

Around the world, tiny towns have made bookstores their speciality.

Sarah Laskow March 12, 2018

Brattle Book Shop.

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Atlantis Books

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

The front of the document.

The Mystery Manuscript Found in a Used Copy of 'Alice in Wonderland'

When a strange document appeared in her shop, an Australian bookseller turned detective.

Sarah Laskow January 23, 2018

Stephen King at a book signing, c 1976.

A Burst Pipe Ruined Original Stephen King Manuscripts

Gerald Winters's bookstore in Bangor, Maine, specializes in rare editions and type-written drafts.

Sarah Laskow January 18, 2018

Exterior of Blenheim Hill Books in Hobart, New York.

A Tiny New York Town With Not One, But 5 Indie Bookstores

The village of Hobart, home to fewer than 500 people, serves as a modest reminder that books can change people and places.

Daniel A. Gross January 9, 2018

The tunnel of books.

Yangzhou Shi, China

Yangzhou Zhongshuge

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.