Ravenloft castle exists only in fantasy, but its probably one of the most visited places among geeks in the world, for its one of the classic Dungeons and Dragons places to visit, an old gothic castle with a vampire resident, Count Straud.



The castle has it all when it comes to defenses... it sits on top of a cliff with a thousand foot drop on all sides, accessible only by a drawbridge. A curtain wall with strong towers surrounds the inner keep.

The castle itself has all the comforts of home, complete with a large church cathedral (domed structure in picture), two immense towers (tallest is over 300' high), torture chamber (with viewing balcony), and tombs for the previous owners (and current vampiric one!).

Complete level by level maps of the castle may be found here:

http://www.gryphonhill.com/barovia/castleravenloft.html

Anyone else here an old D&D player? I must say this castle is having a lot of inspiration on my own future castle design.