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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

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.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.