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Mystery Castle


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 127 attractions in Phoenix
Traveler Description:
Built by a father to realize his daughter's dream, this three-story castle, completed in 1945, is made of stone, adobe, automobile parts and...... more » Built by a father to realize his daughter's dream, this three-story castle, completed in 1945, is made of stone, adobe, automobile parts and petroglyphs and is held together by a cement mixture including goat's milk. Take a tour - usually led by the daughter, who still lives there - of this odd, yet imaginative dwelling. « less
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Attraction type: Castle, Other
Address: 800 East Mineral Road Phoenix, AZ 85040
Tel: 602-268-1581

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3 of 5 stars
WherecanI_gonext   13 contributions
Maryland
Oct 25, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

First of all, this wasn't my idea of a castle. When I hear "castle" it brings to mind adjectives such as elegant, shiny, and royalty. This was an old house, built in the 1930's that is filled with lots of junk and some antiques. It is also dusty and dirty. Second of all, the father who built the castle, actually... more

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5 of 5 stars
honeaap   1 contribution
South Phoenix, AZ
Oct 19, 2009

Very affordable and charming story behind the building of the castle. Lots of Phoenix history in this tour. more

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4 of 5 stars
sketchy321   57 contributions
Vancouver, Canada
Aug 3, 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

We weren't planning on going to the Mystery Castle, but ended up there on our visit to Phoenix. We wandered onto the property and snapped some pictures, before one of the guides greeted us and collected our money for the tour. Several different guides led us through different parts of the house, built with a wild variety of materials (including... more

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5 of 5 stars
uktourist69   1 contribution
England
Mar 14, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

We invariably visit our daughter and son-in-law for a month each year so although we are all English we have got to know Phoenix and it's environs reasonably well and Mystery castle is definitely one of the more off beat attractions firstly it is amazing how isolated it is although not too far from downtown Phoenix ,then there is the... more

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2 of 5 stars
drummer07   1 contribution
lancaster,ca
Jan 7, 2008
2/6 found this review helpful

We went to Mystery Castle on a Thursday after the West Virginia game in Tempe on the way home. From the time I got there I felt really weird. There was a Green witch in a chair, A hangmans noose with one knot out of 13 knots in Tombstone that someone removed because of superstitions. A stuffed doll that represented... more

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3 of 5 stars
mandydc82   22 contributions
florida
Nov 15, 2007
4/6 found this review helpful

I heard about the Mystery Castle online so planned a trip for my coworker and I as we were in Phoenix on business. We didn't have a lot of time to do other things like hot air balloon or Hummer tours, so we decided to check out the Mystery Castle since the reviews for it were good. The cab ride... more

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5 of 5 stars
ChandlerKim   1 contribution
chandler
Oct 7, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

We just visited the castle, and I can't wait to go back! It is not like San Simeon, in fact it is just the opposite, but just as enjoyable to visit. I was delighted to see something that I expected for Arizona. Open, air flowing, sun, desert, views, wildlife (not so abundant now that the homes and golf course are... more

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5 of 5 stars
ann12172   8 contributions
AZ
Feb 8, 2007
10/10 found this review helpful

I was a newbie to the Phoenix area and a friend came to visit. I had read about this place from different area guides. To be honest, when we first arrived there, it freaked me out...I got goosebumps because it just looks like you're going to be entering a haunted house or something like that. But, I kept in mind... more

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4 of 5 stars
peace-garden   5 contributions
Sun City, AZ
Oct 26, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

A fun stop on the way to or on the way back from the drive to the top of South Mountain. Full of fun surprises and interesting local lore. Great photo ops! Look for a coupon in the Entertainment book. more

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3 of 5 stars
ssgreene05   11 contributions
dallas, texas
Oct 8, 2006
6/7 found this review helpful

Interesting and creepy!! My brother and I heard about the castle a few months earlier and decided to go when it opened in October for tours. We went, saw and left... Everything is awesomely built... met the daughter, she had a rather collective and strange pieces of art work but very interesting. This place is very strange but interesting. I... more

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Mystery Castle Address

800 East Mineral Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Tel: 602-268-1581