Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

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.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

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

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

The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.