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When on Vacation in Bavaria, Southern Germany, Be Sure Not to Miss:
Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle
Built: Late 1800's
Built by: Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria
Inspired: Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland and Disneyworld
Used by Nazis: Store-house for Hitler's gold, paintings and other valuables
Location: Fussen, Germany (south of Munich near the Austrian border)
Best Vantagepoint: Marienbruk (Marie's Bridge - a pedestrian suspension bridge in a nearby gorge)
Named For: The Swan Knight from a Wagner opera
Status: Uncompleted (only 14 rooms were finished and decorated before King Ludwig II of Bavaria was removed from power and died)
Built by: Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria
Inspired: Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland and Disneyworld
Used by Nazis: Store-house for Hitler's gold, paintings and other valuables
Location: Fussen, Germany (south of Munich near the Austrian border)
Best Vantagepoint: Marienbruk (Marie's Bridge - a pedestrian suspension bridge in a nearby gorge)
Named For: The Swan Knight from a Wagner opera
Status: Uncompleted (only 14 rooms were finished and decorated before King Ludwig II of Bavaria was removed from power and died)