Library of Congress

"Before you stop in the Orientation Galleries, or line up for that tour or enmesh yourself in the library's literature, first take time to stroll around the building." Full review

"To prove to Europeans that America was cultured, John Adams plunked the world's largest library on Capitol Hill." Full review

"Created by an act of Congress in 1800, this often-overlooked Washington landmark occupies a resplendent 1897 building connected by tunnel to the Capitol building." Full review

"The national library of the US, the Library of Congress is the world’s largest." Full review

"The largest library in the world has more than 155 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves." Full review