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Bookstores You Can Rent For Date Nights and More

Ever wanted to have a date night in a bookstore? Enjoy a private pizza party inside a bookstore? These experiences are out there!

Get Lost In The Book Loft

Take a tour of The Book Loft, a cozy independent bookstore and beacon for book lovers in the middle of Columbus, Ohio's German Village.

How to Visit Platform Nine And Three Quarters

How to visit Platform 9 3/4 in multiple ways across the globe so you can have the most magical Harry Potter experience imaginable.

50 Queer Bookstores to Visit this Pride Month

The independent bookstore is a dying breed. Somehow, we managed to find 50 queer bookstores perfect for visiting this pride month.

Lyra and Will’s Bench, Oxford Botanic Gardens

"On Midsummer's Day," she said, "At midday. As long as I live. As long as I live..."

Cool Bookish Places: Jimbocho, Tokyo’s Book Town

Where to go if you're a book lover in Tokyo? Obviously Jimbocho, an entire district dedicated to nothing but book stores, publishers, and more!

Cool Bookish Places: The Rabbit and Dragonfly

If you're even in Lancaster, PA, don't miss this coffee shop/pub/used bookstore inspired by the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Inklings

A Storied Stay for Literary Lovers: 10 Great Bookish Hotels

Literary and Bookish Hotels around the world

My First Experience at The Strand

One Rioter finally ventures to The Strand bookstore in New York.

Cool Bookish Places: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Get a rundown of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Florida.