The New York Public Library

Follow in the footsteps of everyone from Holly Golightly to Carrie Bradshaw and hit the stylish stacks of this old school New York classic. The Rose Main Reading Room instantly transforms whatever work your doing into something important, history-changing, and literary. Even if you're just blogging about fashion or doing your calculus homework.

The New York Public Library, 476 5th Ave.

[Photo via @michaelgeorge]

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