Libraries

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.