City Lights Bookstore

City Lights Bookstore

Tripadvisor (1,043) · Bookstore in San Francisco, United States
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City Lights is an independent bookstore where readers come to browse, read and soak in the ambiance of alternative culture’s only “Literary Landmark.”

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4.5/5 · 1,043 reviews
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Aug 12, 2024
We loved this bookstore and appreciated the eclectic variety of authors and topics. It’s reasonably well organized and easy to navigate. Full review by maxpaste
Aug 5, 2024
A very interesting place with some unusual books. Glad that I visited. It was a pretty trendy place to visit. There are many different bookshops in San Francisco. Full review by KnunkleTyler
Jul 9, 2024
Independent bookshop with quite a history, since the fifties of the last century, really enjoyable to browse through the various bookshelves. Full review by delagioventu
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