12 extreme docks and boathouses

This modernist two-storey structure even has a waterfall! Why even bother with a cottage when you have this?

Music lover? Make sure your dock reflects your true passion.

There’s a slide, and a deck, and a hammock. With a dock like this, you’ll never go back inside.

It doesn’t get much more rustically elegant than a rough-hewn stone and timber-frame boathouse.

If you really love the cottage (or the boaters in your family), show it with this simple heart-shaped dock.

It may be in France, but this whimsically luxurious boathouse has a touch of Venice about it. We can’t decide what’s most charming: the cupola, the red gingerbread, or the carved elephant heads under the balcony.

Combine your fire pit and your boat dock to create one stunning hangout spot.

Are you king of the cottage? Then you need this castle-like boathouse to keep your vessels safe.

A bar, an upper deck with a great view and—super bonus—hammocks slung over the water make this a great hangout spot.

Getting into the water is so much more fun when you use a two-storey twisty slide!

Why subject your boats to a dreary docking place when you can house them in a pretty little stone chalet? This kind of style was particularly popular in the US during the 1920s and 1930s.

A stone path leads down to this minimalist, modern boathouse, which features ceilings painted in traditional geometric motifs and comfy, Middle-Eastern inspired cushions.