Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

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

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

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

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

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

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

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

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.