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Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

1. Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF)

9.0
Quai François Mauriac, Paris, Île-de-France
Library · 36 tips and reviews
Bibliotheca Alexandrina is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina

9.1
(مكتبة الإسكندرية)
Emtedad Dr. Abd Al Hamid Sayed- Al Azaritah, Shatby, اسكندرية
Library · 70 tips and reviews

3. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Los Angeles Public Library - Central is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

4. Los Angeles Public Library - Central

8.7
630 W 5th St (btwn Flower & Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Library · Financial District · 77 tips and reviews
Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

5. Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

9.2
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Library · Kuip · 156 tips and reviews
Trinity College Old Library & The Book of Kells Exhibition is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

6. Trinity College Old Library & The Book of Kells Exhibition

9.0
Sean Leabharlann Choláiste na Tríonóide & Taispeántas Leabhar Cheanannais, Dublin, Dublin City
College Library · 142 tips and reviews

7. British Library

9.2
96 Euston Rd, London, Greater London
Library · 184 tips and reviews
Library of Congress is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

8. Library of Congress

9.2
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Southeast Washington · 185 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Nacional de Chile is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

9. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile

8.7
Alameda 651 (Mac-Iver), Santiago de Chile, Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile
Library · Santa Lucia · 70 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

10. Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno

7.8
Agüero 2502 (e/ Av. Gral. Las Heras y Av. del Libertador), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C.F.
Library · Recoleta · 112 tips and reviews
Geisel Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

11. Geisel Library

9500 Gilman Dr Dept 175 (Hopkins Lane at Voigt Dr), La Jolla, CA
College Library · 25 tips and reviews
Vancouver Public Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

12. Vancouver Public Library

9.1
350 West Georgia St (btwn Homer & Hamilton), Vancouver, BC
Library · Downtown Vancouver · 75 tips and reviews
Seattle Central Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

13. Seattle Central Library

9.0
1000 4th Ave (btwn Madison & Spring), Seattle, WA
Library · Seattle Central Business District · 152 tips and reviews
Central Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

14. Central Library

7.6
Deanary St, Bristol
Library · 15 tips and reviews
Peckham Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

15. Peckham Library

6.6
122 Peckham Hill St, Peckham, Greater London
Library · 8 tips and reviews
Universitätsbibliothek Stuttgart is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

16. Universitätsbibliothek Stuttgart

Pfaffenwaldring 55, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
College Library · Pfaffenwald · 2 tips and reviews
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

17. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

9.0
R. Luís de Camões, 30, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Library · Centro · 62 tips and reviews
National Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

18. National Library

8.2
(Biblioteca Nacional)
Av. Rio Branco, 219 (R. México), Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Library · Centro · 80 tips and reviews
Sendai Mediatheque is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

19. Sendai Mediatheque

8.8
(せんだいメディアテーク)
青葉区春日町2-1, 仙台市, 宮城県
Art Gallery · 青葉区 · 23 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Vasconcelos is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

20. Biblioteca Vasconcelos

9.3
Eje 1 Norte (Mosqueta) (Esq. con Aldama), Cuauhtemoc, Distrito Federal
Library · 402 tips and reviews
Cuypers Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

21. Cuypers Library

9.0
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Library · Museumkwartier · 7 tips and reviews
金沢海みらい図書館 is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

22. 金沢海みらい図書館

8.6
寺中町イ1-1, 金沢市, 石川県
Library · 10 tips and reviews
Stadtbücherei Im Wilhelmpalais is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

23. Stadtbücherei Im Wilhelmpalais

Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
College Library · Mitte · No tips or reviews
National Library of Belarus is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

24. National Library of Belarus

7.6
(Нацыянальная бібліятэка Беларусі)
просп. Независимости, 116, Мінск, Мінск
Library · 88 tips and reviews
Det Kongelige Bibliotek - Den Sorte Diamant is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

25. Det Kongelige Bibliotek - Den Sorte Diamant

9.2
Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, København K, Region Hovedstaden
Library · Slotsholmen · 74 tips and reviews

26. 臺北市立圖書館北投分館 Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch

9.1
光明路251號, 台北市
Library · Běitóu Qū · 17 tips and reviews
Stockholm Public Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

27. Stockholm Public Library

9.2
(Stadsbiblioteket)
Sveavägen 73, Stockholm, Storstockholm
Library · Vasastaden · 34 tips and reviews
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

28. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

9.4
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA
Museum · 116 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

29. Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra

8.4
Rua Larga, Coimbra, Coimbra
Library · 6 tips and reviews
Iran National Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

30. Iran National Library

9.3
(کتابخانه ملی ایران)
National Library Blvd. (Haghani Hwy.), تهران, تهران
Library · منطقه ۳ · 93 tips and reviews
Wellington City Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

31. Wellington City Library

65 Victoria St., Wellington, Wellington
Library · Wellington Central · 25 tips and reviews
Grand People's Study House is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

32. Grand People's Study House

(인민대학습당)
Seomun Street 서문거리 (Kim Il-Sung Square), 평양직할시, 평양직할시
Library · No tips or reviews
State Library of New South Wales is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

33. State Library of New South Wales

9.0
Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW
Library · Martin Place · 38 tips and reviews
Free Library of Philadelphia is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

34. Free Library of Philadelphia

8.7
1901 Vine St (at 19th St), Philadelphia, PA
Library · Fairmount - Art Museum · 50 tips and reviews
San Francisco Public Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

35. San Francisco Public Library

8.0
100 Larkin St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Library · Civic Center · 80 tips and reviews

36. Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti

Avenida 20 de Mayo, La Habana, La Habana
Library · Plaza de la Revolución · 1 tip
Chester Beatty Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

37. Chester Beatty Library

8.8
2 Palace St, Dublin, Dublin City
Art Museum · South-East Inner City · 45 tips and reviews
National Library of Greece is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

38. National Library of Greece

9.0
(Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος)
Πανεπιστημίου 32, Αθήνα, Αττική
Library · 18 tips and reviews
St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

39. St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library

8.9
(Национална библиотека „Св. Св. Кирил и Методий“)
бул. Васил Левски 88, София, София-град
Library · Оборище · 7 tips and reviews
Ústřední knihovna is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

40. Ústřední knihovna

8.8
Mariánské nám. 98/1, Praha, Hlavní město Praha
Library · Staré Město · 67 tips and reviews
General Reading Room is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

41. General Reading Room

7.9
(Všeobecná studovna)
Mariánské nám. 190/5 (Křižovnická 1040/2), Praha, Hlavní město Praha
Library · Staré Město · 7 tips and reviews
George Peabody Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

42. George Peabody Library

8.7
17 E Mount Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD
Library · Mount Vernon · 16 tips and reviews
The Morgan Library & Museum is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

43. The Morgan Library & Museum

9.2
225 Madison Ave (btwn E 36th & E 37th St), New York, NY
Museum · Murray Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Library of Birmingham is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

44. Library of Birmingham

8.9
Centenary Sq (Broad St), Birmingham, West Midlands
Library · 51 tips and reviews
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

45. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

121 Wall St (Yale University), New Haven, CT
College Library · Downtown New Haven · 18 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Angelica is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

46. Biblioteca Angelica

7.8
Piazza Sant'Agostino, 8, Roma, Lazio
Library · Ponte · 5 tips and reviews
Biblioteca Reale is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

47. Biblioteca Reale

Piazza Castello 191, Torino, Piemonte
College Library · Centro · 3 tips and reviews
Connemara Public Library, Egmore is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

48. Connemara Public Library, Egmore

(pantheon road), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
College Library · Egmore · No tips or reviews
Min Buri Discovery Learning Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

49. Min Buri Discovery Learning Library

(ห้องสมุดเพื่อการเรียนรู้ มีนบุรี)
88 Moo 3 Rarm Intra Rd., มีนบุรี, กรุงเทพมหานคร
Library · No tips or reviews
Smithsonian  Libraries is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

50. Smithsonian Libraries

6.9
1000 Constitution Avenue, NW (10th Street), Washington, D.C.
Library · Northwest Washington · 4 tips and reviews
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

51. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library

7.9
901 G St NW, Washington, D.C.
Library · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 30 tips and reviews
Folger Shakespeare Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

52. Folger Shakespeare Library

9.0
201 E Capitol St SE (at 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Capitol Hill · 13 tips and reviews
Hauptbibliothek der Universitätsbibliothek Wien is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

53. Hauptbibliothek der Universitätsbibliothek Wien

Universitätsring 1, Wien, Wien
College Library · Schottenviertel · 13 tips and reviews
Austrian National Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

54. Austrian National Library

8.8
(Österreichische Nationalbibliothek)
Josefsplatz 1 (Heldenplatz), Wien, Wien
Library · Hofburg · 49 tips and reviews
Prunksaal der Nationalbibliothek is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

55. Prunksaal der Nationalbibliothek

9.2
Josefsplatz 1, Wien, Wien
Historic and Protected Site · Hofburg · 38 tips and reviews
武蔵野美術大学 美術館・図書館 is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

56. 武蔵野美術大学 美術館・図書館

7.4
小川町1-736 (武蔵野美術大学 鷹の台キャンパス), 小平市, 東京都
College Library · 小平 · 4 tips and reviews
Tama Art University Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

57. Tama Art University Library

(多摩美術大学 八王子図書館)
鑓水2-1723 (多摩美術大学 八王子キャンパス), 八王子市, 東京都
College Library · 3 tips and reviews
Cerritos Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

58. Cerritos Library

8.3
18025 Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos, CA
Library · 41 tips and reviews
The American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

59. The American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library

7.6
750 9th St NW Ste 2100, Washington, D.C.
Library · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · No tips or reviews
UW: Suzzallo Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

60. UW: Suzzallo Library

1 NE Pacific St (On Red Square), Seattle, WA
College Library · University District · 20 tips and reviews
Harper Memorial Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

61. Harper Memorial Library

1116 E 59th St (btwn University & Ellis), Chicago, IL
College Library · Hyde Park · 13 tips and reviews
Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

62. Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum

Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 3, Berlin, Berlin
College Library · Dorotheenstadt · 40 tips and reviews
Helene-Nathan-Bibliothek is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

63. Helene-Nathan-Bibliothek

Karl-Marx-Str. 66 (Parkdeck 4), Berlin, Berlin
Library · Karl-Marx-Straße · 1 tip
Kansas City Public Library: Central Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

64. Kansas City Public Library: Central Library

8.3
14 W 10th St (at Baltimore Ave), Kansas City, MO
Library · 16 tips and reviews
Cité du Livre - Bibliothèque Méjanes is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

65. Cité du Livre - Bibliothèque Méjanes

6.3
Allée Jean de La Fontaine (8-10 Rue des Allumettes), Aix-en-Provence, PACA
Library · 3 tips and reviews
Centrale Bibliotheek is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

66. Centrale Bibliotheek

Oudegracht 167, Utrecht, Utrecht
Library · Binnenstad · 14 tips and reviews
University Library City Centre is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

67. University Library City Centre

(Universiteitsbibliotheek Binnenstad)
Drift 27 (Universiteit Utrecht (UU)), Utrecht, Utrecht
College Library · Neude Janskerkhof en Domplein · 7 tips and reviews
Michigan Law Library is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

68. Michigan Law Library

801 Monroe St, Ann Arbor, MI
College Library · Central Ann Arbor · 11 tips and reviews
Library of Parliament is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

69. Library of Parliament

7.8
111 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON
Government Building · Byward Market-Parliament Hill · 2 tips and reviews
Zentralbibliothek der TU und UdK Berlin is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

70. Zentralbibliothek der TU und UdK Berlin

Fasanenstr. 88 (Hertzallee), Berlin, Berlin
College Library · Tiergarten · 18 tips and reviews

71. La Trobe Reading Room

8.3
328 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Library · Melbourne CBD · 23 tips and reviews
Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz is one of Nerdy Libraries of the World Bucket List.

72. Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz

9.0
Mailänder Platz 1, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Library · Mitte · 28 tips and reviews