It had been six years since I visited this amazing castle sitting on South Mountain near Phoenix. I did a post on the history and here is the link:
Mystery Castle history
Like always, I took so many pictures of this remarkable place because there was so much to see. I decided to break my posts into a few posts. This one focuses on the outside and all the oddities found in the walls and the view.
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Downtown Phoenix |
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This well does not have water at the bottom, but leads to the downstairs bar. Whenever a visitor was ready for a drink, they would make a wish and the bartender below would send their drink up on a dumbwaiter.
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These odd bricks that make up this fireplace were tossed away by others. The heat from the sun gave them a warped glazed look which was perfect for the weirdness of the castle. The bricks were later a hot commodity and were hard to find. |
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Lion rock sits perched overlooking Mystery Castle and the valley. |
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This opening was created for Boyce to look at downtown Phoenix. He didn't have as much of the city to see as we do now. |
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These glyphs were from the Anasazi found in the Four Corners area of the state. |
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HoHoKam glyph from right there in South Mountain park. |
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