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
