Literature

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

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

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.