I've actually been to several of these. They are all very cool. I always get a kick out of Europeans being all butt hurt about "American Castles". Yes, everyone understands that they aren't "historical castles", but they are still both cool, and fun. Great video. My favorite one from this list is Castle Gould. I visited it once, and it was part of what got me so interested in Medieval History.
I agree with your number 1. I went there for an event when I was out in california, and it was amazing. I’ve been to several castles in Europe since then, and they are also awesome.
You Missed Gillette's castle [ Connecticut , East Haddam/Lyme , USA] Build by Mr William Gillette an American actor that was famed for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on stage. 1919-1937 . CT. purchased , and made it a park in 1943 for the estimated price of $5,000.00 . {Wikipedia}
This is a great list, Nico. I haven’t been to any of these, but I’m sure they’re all worth visiting. Although not castles themselves, I can highly recommend the Spanish monastery in Miami, FL and the Spanish fort (Castillo de San Marcos) in St. Augustine, FL. The former is the oldest structure in the western world and the latter is in the oldest (or one of the oldest) European settlements in the United States.
Hammond Castle’s location - Gloucester, MA - is pronounced “glosster” . It is named for a truly medieval town, Gloucester in the southwest of England, also pronounced glosster .
I know "medieval" america north and south where not like europe but still its cool and i know that the castles where buuld later than the medieval times but there nice so i dont know where the hate on this vid comes from
"hey is that the michael jackson place?" "no no, dont worry, it's just the secluded fortress of a single middle aged excentric boy scout leader and his troop of young boys."
There was a castle that had 16 story walls all of which deteriorated over time the family who originally owned the fortress castle still owns it and there’s a forest around it I just can’t remember the name of it
@@Dare_To_Game Lol yes apparently 😂 There's a guy in Pakistan who built a castle for his wife. Unfortunately, the castle overlooked a cemetery. And the wife was too scared to live there thinking the castle would be haunted 🤦♀️
"The garbage pile of a city known as New York" -- ROFL ROFL ROFL! I always enjoyed being there when living in the area before 1992, but it was in spite of itself and I doubt I would today! Kudos on including this controversial opinion where ppl are least expecting it ;-)
American reporting in. There are real castles in America you just have to search for them. There were a couple of real castles on this list but I’m looking for something rare
Was think cinderella‘s castle is alright but I wouldn’t want it to be my first chaste I visit being likely that it would then to find out the next chaste Castello De Amorosa is only a drive away.
@Adversary American what? No not necessarily. Just because it doesn't have big fancy walls and metichulations doesn't mean its not a castle. A castle in the literal sense is a home, that is also a military fortress, or a dependable home. It could also be a palace since it is the official home of a sovereign, but that doesn't mean it isn't a castle.
@Adversary American it doesnt need walls. Plenty of historical medieval castles didnt have walls and were only a keep. And believe me, I have been inside the white house, that thing has plenty of defenses.
@Adversary American a castle is a defensive home. It doesn't *need* to have walls or crenelations or metichulations. Just because the disney castle has them doesnt mean that other castles need to have them.
No because that's not an accurate definition of a castle. He's using a very loose definition of the word. The fact he knows what machicolations and crenelations are he knows what the correct definition is. Keep, with a wall, highest defendable area, inner Bailey. Several wooden forts with the Mott and bailey style fit this definition and were the first castles.
@Adversary American Bad example, Windsor Castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror and the original stone motte and much of the later medieval fortifications still stand. Your "No true Scotsman" logical fallacy is even less effective if your knowledge on the subject matter is so lacking. The english word "castle" has multiple meanings and translations from other languages. In German for example, "castle" could be translated as 'schloss', 'burg', 'festung', 'kastell', or 'turm'.
@Adversary American Your own ignorance on the history of Windsor Castle doesn't effect how anyone else perceives whether it is a defined as a castle or not. Merriam Webster definition of "castle": 1a : a large fortified building or set of buildings b : a massive or imposing house How many of the 10 American castles in the video fit the first definition? Maybe one. All the rest are the second definition. As I've said before the "no true Scotsman" argument doesn't work for describing a word that has multiple definitions.
Hey I just wanna Newman’s castle couldn’t find a bad review I was hoping to pick that bad boy up for $2.50 I wanted a castle what’s up with that my dreams are gone now
@@Dare_To_Game and kid rock. 😂 it is cool af there for sure. Extremely random tho. Little ass charlevoix all the sudden there’s a pimp Castle out of nowhere.
Maybe just "in America" would have been better as a title than "right here in America", because a lot of your viewers might not be American, so it'd not be "right here" for them. And the thing about those American castles is that most of them probably never saw battle and were not even have been built with actual battle in mind, just the look of a medieval castle. A castle that wasn't meant to defend against invaders is just a stylised palace, no actual castle.
Its "right here" for me though, and i don't know of many Europeans that would come to America to see these castles when they could just go to some where they live.
@@Dare_To_Game True, I look outside my window and see one, and pass by another if I walk 2 km, but that doesn't mean we can't be interested in the video at least.
If it was made in European (or other) style with staple features of a medieval or Renaissance castle then it can be called a castle even if it wasn't used in battle. It doesn't have true medieval historical background though.
@@gamevalor The battle itself isn't so important, many castles around where I'm from didn't ever see battle either, but they were built to defend against a siege with the purpose of defence, that's what makes them castles. A castle is by definition a building with the dual purpose of housing the owner (usually a lord) and defending against invaders. If either of those two purposes wasn't there it's not a castle.
@@Voxdalian yes the built for defense is important, to what degree that varies. It doesn't need to have every defensive feature. The US never had a medieval period like Europe so they are inspired with no need for practicality.
after montezuma castle it just became a cringy collection of american tourist-traps or attempts at overcompensating a lack of local history before the seventeenth century, by building overrated, inhabitable movie-sets...
Tour traps for sure, but I never understood why Europeans think we try to overcompensate for local history. Sure we do lack that pre-1700 history, but that's why we celebrate our diverse heritages. (And besides, our post-1700 history is pretty interesting).
@@Dare_To_Game sure- after 1700 we all went to bed over here - hands above the sheets ofcourse. We only got up when america came ringing our doorbell for whatever reason 😅
@Warlightor america has both little history and culture. The fact my local pub is older than your country says it all. The real American culture is with the natives
