There is something deeply magnetic about a locked door, a sealed wall, or a staircase that vanishes into silence. Castles have stood for centuries as symbols of power and grandeur, but behind their ...

In medieval Europe, castles were the ultimate homes for kings and nobles. The big stone structures weren't just fancy houses—they also protected the people inside and the land around them. While ...

Ramy Awad, an urban explorer living in New York City, set out to central France to document an abandoned 19th-century castle, which he claims was once home to victims of the Titanic disaster. The ...

From fairy-tale European fortresses to Japanese palaces, we’ve rounded up the most famous castles across the globe that ...

Past grazing cows, past a dried-up moat and ivied ruins, a curious procession trudged up the hill to the “haunted” castle of Tiffauges on the old Brittany frontier. First came Mayor Fernand Baron, ...