Powell's City of Books, Portland

Powell's City of Books, Portland (must see)

Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Powell's City of Books is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block. It contains over 68,000 square feet (6,300 m2) of retail floor space. The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books. Powell's buys around 3,000 used books a day.
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Sight Name: Powell's City of Books
Sight Location: Portland, USA (See walking tours in Portland)
Sight Type: Shopping

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