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DistrictofColumbiaxl » Tourist Attractions in the District of Columbia » Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library

If you are a book lover and want to visit those big libraries in the district of Columbia, then you must visit Folger Shakespeare Library. The other important libraries that are worth of visit are Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and the Howard University Library. But the best of them all is Folger Shakespeare Library which is situated at 201 East Capitol Street, S.E., on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In Folger Shakespeare Library you will find the world’s largest Shakespeare collection.

So even if you are not a lover of books in general, then also you can peep inside the library to have a glimpse of the Shakespearian treasures. In order to know more about Folger Shakespeare Library you need to be with us.

The Folger Shakespeare Library is one of the best research libraries that offer you chances for pursuing higher studies in humanities stream. Not only you get to know about Shakespeare's renowned masterpieces but also about the influence of Shakespeare on others works and a lot more about Shakespeare's period. Aside from the works of Shakespeare there are rare Renaissance books and manuscripts also in the Folger. You can have a glimpse of the Renaissance paintings, drawings, prints, musical instruments and even costumes and films. The Folger Shakespeare Library has the collection of 79 original copies of Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio. This is precisely a very rare collection and the Folger Shakespeare Library boasts about its collection much to the world. As such several research scholars those who are interested in researching with Shakespeare's work come to visit this library from all over the globe.

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Tourist Attractions in the District of Columbia
  • Albert Einstein Memorial
  • Anacostia Park
  • National Air and Space Museum
  • Arena Stage
  • Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • Blair House
  • Broadway Musical
  • US Capitol
  • Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
  • Chinatown
  • Folger Shakespeare Library
  • Ford's Theatre
  • Howard University
  • International Spy Museum
  • Jefferson Memorial
  • Kennedy Center
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Lincoln Theatre
  • National Art Gallery
  • National Building Museum
  • National Cathedral
  • National Geographic Society
  • National Mall
  • National Zoo
  • United States Navy Memorial
  • Old Post Office Building
  • The Phillips Collection
  • Rock Creek Park
  • Smithsonian Institute
  • Verizon Center
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Washington Monument
  • White House
  • World Bank
  • Madam's Organ Blues Bar in Adams Morgan
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
  • Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery
  • United States National Arboretum
  • Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
  • Great Falls of the Potomac River
  • District of Columbia War Memorial
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception