Powell's Books

This is a special place where my wife makes annual pilgrimage to. She loves this bookstore. She would like it if I drop her off early in the morning and pick her up at closing time. We love the smell of books. We would like to spend all our money over here Because of what these books teachers. Unlike human teachers, these books are ready to impart knowledge in the middle of the night and we can ask the same questions over and over again and they are never tired. Parking is difficult but well worth the exercise. There is a coffee shop inside also

What a unique bookstore experience. The place is vast! It actually feels like being in a library with its rows and rows of bookshelves albeit being noisier than the bush of a library. The rare books room on the top floor is worth browsing through. It feels like being in a museum. You should definitely stop in on your next Portland visit and check this bookstore out.

This place is so cool! They have every kind of book and sections for all sorts of interests. Their rare book section is super cool as well, be sure to follow the rules and get your visitor tags before you go in that section. I was really scared to touch anything though. Totally worth the visit, their prices are decent as well. They also have some cool toys and gadgets that you can’t find at regular stores. Go check it out if you’re in the area!

Loved it here. So worth spending some time and exploring the stacks. Each room is an experience! I enjoyed the rare books room, and the Gold room—sci-fi/fantasy and RPG game selection was fantastic! I’d definitely come back, and it was definitely one of many highlights of my trip!

No wonder so many creations and dynamics happened and happening in Portland, We got the answer as we visited Powell's city of books. It is awesome! We cannot believe there is a whole building of books, especially there are so many people in the book store, outside is rainy, cold, inside is warm, crowded and shiny. We only spend times in history, science and mathematics sections. The wall of books about Greece, about mathematics astonishing me. I found most of the mathematics books by Ian Steward, more than 10, from 20 years ago. And they can help me mail all of my books back to Irvine, CA less than 12$. Michael told me that I can mail back home as much as 1000 books and the mailing cost cap is $12.75. So great!

There's a reason this place is so iconic. Taking up an entire city block, it's just massive. If your book can't be found at Powell's, does it even exist?...

Loved the bookstore! It was busy inside but they have so many halls and books to check out. I'd come back again. It's easy to get lost here, but...

I came in here yesterday with my husband. It had been a couple of years since we were here, and decided to celebrate my birthday with new books. The...