34 Unique Bookstores And Libraries That’ll Convince You To Put Down Your PhoneBookstores and libraries that are basically architectural eye candy.
Books have this sneaky way of feeling like old friends. Walk into the right bookstore or library, and suddenly you are in a space that feels more like a sanctuary than a building filled with paper and shelves. It is a little escape hatch for anyone who has ever felt overstimulated by the constant buzz of the world.
Sure, you could click a button and order a book online in seconds or scroll your phone until your eyes glaze over, but that will never match the magic of stepping into a space that was built entirely for stories.
These places are not just about buying or borrowing. They are about atmosphere, charm, and sometimes downright strange design choices that make them feel like they belong in a dream.
So here are some of the most unique bookstores and libraries people have come across. They are cozy, dramatic, quirky, and sometimes almost otherworldly, all waiting to convince you to put your phone down and pick a book up instead.
1. Starfield Suwon Library, Suwon, South Korea

2. The Book Of Kells, Dublin, Ireland

3. New Bookstore In Chengdu, China

4. Perhaps One Of The Most Beautiful Bookstores In Europe, Cărturești Carusel, In Bucharest

5. Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal

6. Peabody Institute Library, United States

7. Itap In A Bookstore, Osaka, Japan

8. Snowy Book Stand In Madrid, Spain

9. Chongqing Bookstore, China

10. Corner Bookstore Selling Vintage Books In Buxton, A Market Town In High Peak, Derbyshire, England

11. Cook&book, Brussels, Belgium

12. Stift Admont Bibliothek And Museum, Admont, Austria

13. The New York Public Library, New York, United States

14. Juristische Bibliothek, Munich, Germany

15. The King’s Reference Library, Denmark

16. Library Of Congress, Washington, D.C., United States

17. Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

18. Shakespeare & Co Books, Paris, France

19. Bath Old Books, United Kingdom

20. National Library Of The Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia

21. Netherlands Bookstore

22. Used (Books) Bookstore In Edinburgh, Scotland

23. Antlantis Books, Oia, Santorini, Greece

24. Library Of Alexandria, Egypt

25. Boston Public Library, Boston, United States

26. Istanbul University Library, Turkey

27. Halle Saint-Pierre, Paris, France

28. Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

29. Jondi Shapour Library, Tehran, Iran

30. Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge, United Kingdom

31. Waterstones, Bradford, England

32. Trento, Italy

33. The Norwegian Book Town

34. Atticos, Budapest, Hungary
