"We saw one, then we saw another one, then 20 of them. And they all were inside this building." Abandoned since 1992, the ...

Neuschwanstein Castle, nestled in the Bavarian Alps, is perhaps the most famous of all abandoned castles. Commissioned by King Ludwig II, its fairy-tale turrets and breathtaking views have ...

But why not throw something else into the mix by visiting some eerie yet fascinating abandoned castles, hospitals, prisons or villages? These kinds of attractions can provide fascinating historic ...

The stone-walled passages are up to three metres high and were built to withstand cannon fire and other attacks common in ...

Why castles were useful during World War Two How ... After the war it was abandoned and left to become a ruin. Blair Castle in Perthshire was built by the famous Comyn family in 1269.

The homes all look the same, their blue-grey steeples and Gothic fixtures calling to mind the castles in Disney films ... are riddled with abandoned properties. But none are quite as eerie ...