This location has to be my favorite Barnes & Noble. I have 3 bookstores that are closer to my house than this one, 2 of which are actually other Barnes & Noble. I don't care if it's a longer drive for me, because this is MY bookstore.
This place relaxes me the moment I walk through the door. The faint scent of coffee, the music piping in through the speakers and the rustle of pages turning put me into a completely Zen mood no matter how I was feeling before I entered the store.
Another reason why this is my favorite location is because of their huge windows that look over Kierland Commons. During the summer there are dancing fountains in the center and little kids run through them and during the winter I get the closest to a white Christmas feeling that one can get in a place where it doesn't snow.
Many winter days I would grab a seat on the second floor overlooking the huge Christmas tree in Kierland Commons, with a caramel apple cider from the Starbucks inside the store. The jolly Christmas music coming through the speakers is the cherry on top of the Sunday. I really want to come in with a big fluffy blanket and a warm pair of socks but I think that might earn me some strange looks. Maybe one day....