Homestead, Florida
Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This recreated Roman outpost stands above its buried predecessor.
Herat, Afghanistan
Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.
Safita, Syria
Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.
Tokyo, Japan
A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.
Segovia, Spain
This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.
West Chester, Ohio
The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.
West Liberty, Ohio
This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Ray, Ohio
A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.
Canal Winchester, Ohio
"You can only scalp a customer once, but you can give him a haircut every two weeks"-Barber's Maxim.
Columbus, Ohio
The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.
Louisville, Ohio
This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
Akron, Ohio
A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.