Books

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

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

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

The remnants of sheer survival in Dublin's monastery district.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.