Bart's Books

“the most divinely dressed bookshop in all of the lands”

“I like bookstores a lot and this is one of the coolest I’ve ever been to. While Ojai is quaint and beautiful, getting to visit Bart’s books was literally the highlight of the whole trip. As an “outdoor bookstore,” Barts draws you in with an exterior wall covered in books—all of them $1!!! Inside is a sprawling labyrinth of both new and very old, very rare knowledge. There are so many rooms dedicated to so many topics. I barely got through half of them before I was dragged onto the next location with an armful of books and hardly a dent in my bank account. I truly cannot recommend this place enough. ever since I’ve gone, I have yearned to go back. it is well worth a day trip.”

“World’s largest outdoor independently owned bookstore. After hours you can leave payment for books on the honor system in a coffee can. Used and new books- super cute!”

“I bought a Bart’s Books tote bag from a vintage store in NYC because I liked the design/alliteration in the name and I looked it up and it’s been on my #wanttogo list ever since”

“Any good bookstore has its own claim to literary fame, and Bart's Books in Ojai, California, boasts a stellar one: it's the largest outdoor bookstore in the world with 150,000+ new and used titles. This is not an oh-let's-just-pop-in-for-a-minute place; you'll need to settle in for proper, leisurely browsing. Just be sure to leave with enough time to catch the sunset because by some phenomenon of light and...dust?...the Topatopa mountains will be bathed in brilliant pinks and purples for a few stunning moments. I'm not making this up.”

“Visited back in 2024, haven't been anywhere quite like it <3”