You’ve Never Experienced Anything Like This Quirky Bookstore In Small Town Arizona
We think most small towns have that one person who is eccentric enough to earn the title of town legend, and Quartzsite, Arizona is no different. The town’s website bills the location as the “RV Boondocking Capital of the World,” but Quartzsite is famous for at least one other thing: the Naked Bookseller.
To be fair, he's not totally naked, and he does sometimes get a chill, prompting the need for at least a shirt... but Quartzsite's naked bookseller is famous — and so is his bookstore.
The bookstore deals in new and used reads, and accepts trades. It's loaded to the hilt with a variety of books, posters and memorabilia. But many tourists don't exactly go for the books.
They stop in to meet the store's owner, Paul Winer, who celebrates his birthday every day of the year by donning his birthday suit and a single sock placed over his privates.
The store itself is a bit quirky as well. Many of the items inside the warehouse are used, but are tucked inside plastic sleeves to preserve them from the weather and dust. Cardboard cutouts of aliens and celebs stick above the shelfscape offering added eye candy.
Robin Jarvis is a travel and entertainment writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She spent more than two decades living on the coast in South Carolina and currently lives in the mountains of North Carolina - although she still makes it back to see family in South Carolina quite often. When she's not working, she loves to hike, kayak, and check out new adventures. Get in touch at [email protected]
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