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| - Mystery Castle is pretty dang weird. You get a lot of the vibe just by looking online, but it's definitely interesting to see in person. The guy who built it used a lot of cheap, recycled items. I was most fascinated by the burned bricks, they were super cool! The two guys working were so incredibly nice and enthusiastic during the tour. It's cash only, and I thought it was worth the price.
However, it really seemed like the creator was a d-bag. When you read the synopsis, he built a real castle for his daughter - who he had abandoned 15 years before. Sure, it sounds like he had some redeeming moments when he contacted his wife and kid that he had left without a word and passed on his money to them after he finally kicked it, but the guy had an elaborate bar with a "wishing well" (which was pretty clever) so people could order their drinks downstairs and have them brought upstairs, because he hosted a lot of parties. Just, you know, without his wife and kid.
It would have been nice to go on the tour when Mary Lou was still around, because she's the one I actually find interesting in the family.
Cool experience, but the thing my husband & I talked about most afterwards was the dad who left his daughter when she was 4 years old and thought about her from afar.
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