A Bookstore, But Make it Outside
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.
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Bart's Books
Sky Fisher
“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 dedicat”
ellie jones
“the world’s largest outdoor bookstore!!! i spent over 2 hours here and got so many amazing vintage, unique books. their website says they have 130,000 books, new and used. i was visiting from nyc, so they shipped everything to my apartment for like $10!”
Catherine Davis
“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!”
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