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The Bookshop Atlas

A bookshop crawl in Chicago

51 shops to choose from. Tick up to 12 and we'll put them in the shortest walking order.

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6 of 12 stops

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826CHIIndependent bookshop · Chicago
Quimby'sIndependent bookshop · 1854 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Myopic BooksSecondhand · 1564 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Sheep Cult ComicsIndependent bookshop · 1632 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Perpetual BooksNew & secondhand · 2136 West Division Street, Chicago, IL 60622
Passages Wine and BooksIndependent bookshop · 1911 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Open Books West LoopSecondhand · 651 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661
Powell's Books ChicagoAntiquarian · 1501 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Seminary Co-op BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 5751 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Women & Children FirstIndependent bookshop · 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
57th Street BooksIndependent bookshop · 1301 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
After-WordsIndependent bookshop · 23 East Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60611
Alleycat ComicsIndependent bookshop · 5304 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
Beck's Book StoreIndependent bookshop · Chicago
Burst Into BooksIndependent bookshop · 11001 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628
Call & ResponseIndependent bookshop · 1390 East Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60615
Challengers ComicsIndependent bookshop · 1845 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Chicago ComicsIndependent bookshop · 3244 North Clark Street, Chicago 60657
City Lit BooksIndependent bookshop · 2523 North Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago 60647
Da Book JointIndependent bookshop · 6900 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60649
Dark Tower ComicsIndependent bookshop · Chicago
DePaul University BookstoreIndependent bookshop · North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
First Aid ComicsIndependent bookshop · 1617 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615
First Aid ComicsIndependent bookshop · 1142 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
Galaxy ComicsIndependent bookshop · Chicago
Goblin MarketIndependent bookshop · 2868 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Graham Crackers ComicsIndependent bookshop · 77 East Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Graham Crackers ComicsIndependent bookshop · 5028 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
IIT Campus BookstoreIndependent bookshop · Chicago
Madison Street BooksIndependent bookshop · 1127 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60607
New Book JoyIndependent bookshop · 5512 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646
Occult BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 3031 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
Open BooksIndependent bookshop · 2068 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Open Books PilsenIndependent bookshop · 905 West 19th Street, Chicago 60608
Pilsen Community BooksIndependent bookshop · 1531 West 18th Street, Chicago 60608
Polonia BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 4759 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
Roscoe BooksIndependent bookshop · 2142 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL 60618
Sandmeyer'sIndependent bookshop · 714 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Semicolon BooksIndependent bookshop · 1355 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Skunk Cabbage BooksIndependent bookshop · 2826 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
Tangible BooksIndependent bookshop · 3326 South Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60608
The Armadillo's Pillow BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 6733 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626
The Book CellarIndependent bookshop · 4736-4738 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
The Dial BoomshopSecondhand · 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
The Last Chapter Book ShopIndependent bookshop · 2013 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL 60618
The UnderstudyIndependent bookshop · 5531 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
Three Avenues BookshopIndependent bookshop · 3009 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Unabridged BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 3251 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
Uncharted BooksIndependent bookshop · 3632 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
Underground BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 1727 East 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60617
University of Chicago BookstoreIndependent bookshop · 970 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

Creasy Spines · Bookshop crawl

Chicago

6 shops, about 3.8 km on foot — 48 minutes of walking

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1
826CHI
Chicago
walk 995 m, about 12 min
2
Quimby's
1854 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
walk 245 m, about 3 min
3
Myopic Books
1564 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
walk 267 m, about 3 min
4
Sheep Cult Comics
1632 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
walk 1.1 km, about 14 min
5
Perpetual Books
2136 West Division Street, Chicago, IL 60622
walk 1.2 km, about 15 min
6
Passages Wine and Books
1911 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Walking distances are estimates (straight line × 1.25). Check opening hours before setting out.

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