Germany’s storybook castles are now UNESCO World Heritage sites. The royal castles of Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee have been added to the prestigious list, which includes ...

Learn about the eccentric king who commissioned the castle that would later inspire Walt Disney. Take a horse-drawn carriage ride up the hill from the nearby town of Hohenschwangau. Buy a ticket for ...

Pretty impressive huh? Neuschwanstein is a 19th century fairy tale castle in Bavaria; an elaborate homage to the German composer, Richard Wagner. Wait, haven’t I seen that in a Disney movie?

When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in ...