I’ve wanted to go to Bishop Castle since the moment I first heard of it and we finally made the trip. It was everything I wished for and more. I highly recommend everyone visit.
Here’s their website – http://www.bishopcastle.org/
Read the history here – http://www.bishopcastle.org/about/
Here’s the pictures:
View from the Highway
Another highway view
One of the elevators
Front view
Better front view
I’m not allowed to make a joke here
Check out the dragon and the tower. A spiral staircase lifts you to the highest point of the castle
Second floor grand ballroom
That wall of windows opens with a clever system
The dragon
Top view of the elevator
Check out the detail in the concrete
Construction zone
Second floor roof from inside
Same wall of windows that open
Spiral staircase to the dome
Halfway to the dome
Why didn’t I put the camera through the bars?
Because I’m the only one in the dome and it is SHAKING!
That’s the tower to to the highest point in the castle. I think I’m at the highest point right now.
Walkway to nowhere
View from the end of the walkway to nowhere
Back to “safety”
Headed to the small viewing platform
Heading to the small viewing platform in front of and below the ball
Almost to the small viewing platform
View of the large viewing platform. I’m going there next!
Overlooking the second floor grand ballroom
Safety third or fourth here
Looking over the dragons head
Heading back down from the ball
Someone was too chicken to explore
Stone steps might be OK
On my way to the large viewing platform
Distracted by the third level wrap around porch
Third level wrap around porch
View of the gate from the Third level wrap around porch
Gift shop from the third level wrap around porch
View of the ball and walkway to nowhere from the third level wrap around porch
The small viewing platform is on the right
The grand ballroom roof and small viewing platform
The grand ballroom roof and small viewing platform
I’m glad these coat hangers are here to hold the stairs to the wall
These coat hangers keep adding to my comfort
A third of the way up the tower now
Crap. I’m higher than the ball??
I’m outside the tower stone now and headed to the top.
Two thirds of the way now
They’ve added a rope hanging from the top you can use as a hand support. First safety feature on this staircase
View from the top of the tower
View from the top of the tower
View from the top of the tower
Safety is priority #1 on the large viewing platform
View of the ball from the the large viewing platform
View of the ball and small viewing platform from the large viewing platform
Ballroom windows from the large viewing platform
Now we’re in the main floor catacombs
Stained glass walls. I want my name there!
Can;t get whole castle in picture
Almost all of it
There we go. Great view of the dragon, grand ballrom, tower and ball
Funky
Donation box at the main gate
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