Castles

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.