I have never been, but the National Geographic photo of the day is stunning.

English Russia has more pictures, and they're all gorgeous. English Russia claims that the castle was built in the late nineteenth century, but according to Wikipedia, the original 1895 building was actually wooden, and work on the existing structure didn't start until 1911.

Apparently there's an Italian restaurant inside it now. If you'd like to plan a visit, you might start with its website.

I do intend to post more of my own pictures eventually, but this seemed worthy of a castle post for the nonce.

Pronounced Nak-a-tish, this town has a ton of antebellum architecture. It's also the setting of Steel Magnolias. My sister and I had the good fortune to spend a night there last summer --and survive! What follows is the picture heavy (plus a short video) story of our adventure.

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A while ago sartorias asked for castle pictures. I am taking that a bit loosely, but I have a few to share. This is part I of a series (more to come as I dig up photos and scan them in), and picture heavy.

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