Scotty's Castle

No pictures because we didn't go see it!! It is literally a castle built in the far northern part of the park by a wealthy Chicago businessman in the 1930's. He and his wife loved the serenity of the desert. It is built over a natural spring and has many innovative designs for the time. They offer 2 tours - one of the house and one of the underground. Unfortunately, for some reason they were not offering the underground tour while we were here and of course, that's the one Roger really wanted to see. Add to that the fact that it is an hour forty five minute drive from Furnace Creek and when I called to make our reservations the recording said "due to road construction expect up to 45 minute delays." A possible 3 hour drive through the desert - each way - did not sound like fun to me!!