Castles

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.