The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

This Argentinian hedge maze is an intricate tribute to a famous surrealist author.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

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