The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This stretch of Canadian road was named after a nickname that stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.