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10 Beautiful Castles in Unexpected Places

Unexpected Castles
(Photo: morosphinx via flickr/CC Attribution)

The Scottish Highlands, the Bavarian Alps, even Disney World: Stumble on a castle and you won’t be too surprised. But smack in the middle of Death Valley? Or teetering on a Ukrainian cliff? You might never otherwise know that it existed. We’ve rounded up 10 unexpected and intriguing castles from all over the world—from the precariously situated to the just plain bizarre—for you to uncover.

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