The charming Libreria Acqua Alta, which translates to “Book Store of High Water”, stores its inventory of new and second-hand books in bathtubs, rowboats, canoes, and gondolas to protect them from Venice’s frequent floods. The fire exit opens onto a canal and there is a staircase made from damaged and un-usable books on the back porch. As their Instagram boasts,

“Welcome to the most beautiful bookshop in the world.”