City Lights Books

261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California

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www.citylights.com

This independent North Beach icon, founded by an icon of another sort, Beat writer-mentor Lawrence Ferlinghetti, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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The place has a lot of atmosphere and personality. more on insiderpages.com

Lots of good restaurants nearby. more on TripAdvisor

Literary readings here are also frequent, so be sure to pick up a brochure informing you who'll be reading next. more on insiderpages.com

Sometimes I would buy a zine and take it to the nearby coffee shop. more on TripAdvisor

It is also right outside of the 15 muni bus stop so it is very accessible. more on insiderpages.com

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Geat selection, great location, and a great history behind it (the famous beat poets used to frequent ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Pretty much all of the Beat Generation of the 50's got their start with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and his City Lights Books. Huge ... more on TripAdvisor

When bookstores are dying all over the country, I still can't imagine this one dying. Way too respected and beloved by way too many ... more on TripAdvisor

A charming bookstore, though I had hoped it would be a little cheaper. To my suprise, they didn't have a copy of Kerouac's "visions ... more on TripAdvisor

An iconic bookstore. If you lived through the 60's you must go here. more on TripAdvisor

this is like going to a historical landmark/ museum. i love it; it's such a SF establishment....i've bought quite a few books here, ... more on TripAdvisor

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You can find lots of hard to find books. They also have many unique and rare books. This is yet another popular books store in San Francisco. The staff is nice and helpful and are ready to assist your needs. ... more on insiderpages.com

A very popular store in the city. They have many books and the staff are very friendly and helpful when you ask for assistance. It is also right outside of the 15 muni bus stop so it is very accessible. I used to always take the bus ... more on insiderpages.com

This is a super cozy place with old, wooden stairs and ceiling-to-floor bookcases. It's exactly what a bookstore should look like. It's a little difficult to navigate for the first time, but you'll be sure to fall in love. Great selection ... more on insiderpages.com

City Lights Bookstore should be christened a historical monument. It has seen such great things in the past and still today, truly buzzes with a true sense of history. Jack Kerouac read here, it was a huge meeting ground for the original ... more on insiderpages.com

This place is a legend unto itself. Known best for its days as The Beats hangout -- writers like Jack Kerouac held court here. City Lights is located in North Beach. And although most tourists just take a picture of the front, those ... more on insiderpages.com