What a cool place that sits atop the mountain directly behind where I've been living for the past year or so! The tour guides were knowledgeable and the castle spoke for itself in regards to being unique and eclectic enough to be worth the price of the tour.
The back story / decor / knick knacks are all of the following:
1. impressive
2. incredibly creepy
3. very cat-heavy
4. Beetlejuice'esque
5. plentiful
I appreciated all of the quotes and words of wisdom from the princess, Mary Lou aka Joan Wayne - those alone are truly worth checking out. Also, am I the only one who feels like the bar doubled as a S&M dungeon?
Maybe... but I digress. It's $10 for the tour and 50 cents for a water, which you'll want - especially if you're touring between May & October.
I'm a film student, and I TOTALLY want to film a short horror film in this joint. I asked the tour guides, and they were probably humoring me, but that's ok.
This is worth your time and is a great way to kill a couple hours near south mountain!