This Book Barn in Connecticut May be The Disneyland of Bookstores

July 13, 2025
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The Book Barn in Niantic, CT, is a sprawling used‑and‑rare bookstore paradise—think a cozy, multi‑building village stuffed floor‑to‑ceiling with over 350,000 titles—set among whimsical sheds, gardens, resident goats, and roaming barn cats. The selection is very varied and is generally driven by locals selling and donating their books.

A new arrivals shed, appropriately called “Ellis Island”
Newly arrived piles of books ready to be priced and placed on shelves
The main book barn focuses on larger books – mostly on art, photography, and architecture

The Book Barn
41 W Main St, Niantic, CT 06357 (View on map)
Hours: Open every day 11 am to 6 pm
bookbarnniantic.com

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