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Mystery Castle

A rambling 18-room folk castle of stone, car parts and scavenged junk, built by a father for his daughter in the 1930s at the foot of South Mountain.

Official Website
Photo: ksblack99 · Public domain
Open
October to May, on selected days; check the website
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
800 E Mineral Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85042Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 20 minutes by car south of downtown.

Why Go

Boyce Gulley left his family to build it in secret, and his daughter Mary Lou lived there until she died in 2010. Guided tours run in the cooler months.

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