Back in the day, you were nothing without your own fortress — and so much of Europe is covered with castles — or, more accurately, the ruins of castles. But now, many of these former grand residences ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE. CASTLES ARE BY DEFINITION, STURDY THINGS, SOLID AND BUILT TO RESIST. OUTSIDE FORCES. BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. WE ARE AT THE RUINS OF MADAME SHARI’S CASTLE IN MADAME CHERIE FOREST IN ...

There it is in the distance: a crumbling castle or skeletal church wall majestically perched on a seaside cliff or rising silently from the middle of a windswept moor. Get closer, and walk through the ...

High above Denver on the front range of the Rocky Mountains is a gem of a park that once inspired an American dreamer and where stunning castle ruins still inspire many hikers eager to experience a ...

The late German author W.G. Sebald is hardly a household name in America, and he was not among the literary greats I expected to be on my mind during a recent visit to the town of Frankenstein. The ...

France is known for its grand, palatial châteaux, but the country also boasts a collection of incredible ruined castles that transport visitors back to the medieval era. These castles, with their ...