Strand Book Store

Book fiends (or even those who have casually skimmed one or two) shouldn’t miss New York’s most loved bookstore, selling new, used and rare titles. Operating since 1927, the Strand is New York’s most famous bookstore, with an incredible 18 miles of books (over 2.5 million of them), spread among three labyrinthine floors. Check out the staggering number of reviewers’ copies in the basement, or sell off your own tomes before you get back on the plane, as the Strand buys or trades books at a side counter on weekdays. There’s also a kiosk on the southeastern edge of Central Park, weather permitting.