Powell's City of Books
One of the USA´s most prominent remaining independent booksellers, founded in 1971, Powell´s is enormous - occupying an entire city block, more than 1⅓ acres, employing around 500, and reportedly the world´s largest bookstore - and exploring it actually requires a map. While you wander through the stacks, keep in mind that you are tracing the footsteps of great writers, many of whom - like Ursula K. Le Guin and Neil Gaiman - have scrawled their signatures on the building's pillars. You might also schedule your visit to coincide with a reading, as the book shop hosts events nearly every day totaling more than 500 author visits a year. The local chain Powell´s Books has two other locations, but this flagship is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtonw and is open every day from 10 am. to 9 pm.
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