A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

A ferry has operated across the River Hamble for around 500 years, but its distinctive bubblegum pink is a more recent addition.

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.

Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

The three colorful women depict characters from a beloved children's story.