Hitting the library? On Vacation?! NERD ALERT.
Let that burn heal, then check out these 25 magnificent book Meccas that should be on your next trip's itinerary.
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1. Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland

2. Austrian National Library
Vienna, Austria

3. Library Of Congress
Washington D.C., USA

4. Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Paris, France

5. Stuttgart Municipal Library
Stuttgart, Germany

6. Royal Portuguese Reading Room
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

7. State Library of Victoria
Melbourne, Australia

8. University of Aberdeen Library
Aberdeen, Scotland

9. Admont Abbey Library
Admont, Austria

10. Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria, Egypt

11. Bodleian Library
Oxford, United Kingdom

12. Biblioteca Joanina
Coimbra, Portugal

13. The Royal Library
Copenhagen, Denmark

14. Delft University Of Technology Library
Delft, Netherlands

15. El Escorial Library
Escorial, Spain

16. Biblioteca Marciana
Venice, Italy

17. The Clementinum
Prague, Czech Republic

18. State Library Of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia

19. Vennesla Library and Cultural Center
Vennesla, Norway

20. Seattle Central Library
Seattle, USA

21. St. Florian Monastery Library
Sankt, Austria

22. New York Public Library
New York City, USA

23. The George Peabody Library
Baltimore, USA

24. Central Library of Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada

25. Sainte-Geneviève Library
Paris, France
Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompressor, and visits the library mostly never.