A book lover's dream
Anyone who loves a good read will feel quite at home at Powell’s City of Books. Located in downtown Portland’s Pearl District, this is the flagship store of the much-loved book shop chain Powell’s. The aptly named ‘City of Books’ occupies an entire city block, consisting of three floors, nine colour-coded rooms and a collection of over 1.5 million books categorised into no less than 3,500 genres and sections. Discover an enormous variety of material covering every subject you could possibly imagine (and even those you can’t), it’s all found at Powell’s.
For those looking for a unique souvenir, Powell’s is also home to an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find books. Head to the Rare Book Room and browse the priceless assortment of autographed first editions and other collectibles from some of the world’s leading authors. Of course, Powell’s has its very own coffee shop so you don’t even need to venture outside to refresh, and pick up a detailed map of the store as you enter…you’ll get lost otherwise!
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