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.