The smell of books, old and new, narrow alleyways between high shelves, steep, winding staircases, this bookstore is the stuff all bookstores should be made of. With the feel of an old second-hand shop but with the very latest titles from the cutting edge of...More

This bookstore is historic. If you're into avengarte literature, Beat Movement Poetry, etc., then you must stop in. Sure, it's cramp and old. But, it's worth it.

Such a nice place with so many niche books. As with any book store, could have stayed for hours and hours.

Take yourself back in time to the summer of love. It lives here in an unchanged place but with updated titles.

If you’re a book lover, a child of the ‘60s, a progressive, a student of or an advocate for civil and human rights, a rebel, a member of the Resistance, or if you just love old bookstores, then you should go to City Lights in...More

Allow more time to browse than you think you'll need, Many rooms to wander and books not found at chain type store some published by City Lights Press and other small publishers, A great place to hang out , a must visit for fans of...More

If you love books you have to visit this gem in quirky North Park--which is an awesome place to wander. I found all kinds of interesting books that I never see in Barnes and Noble or regular book stores. When I went, there was a...More