Bishop Castle – CO

Chrisw · May 7, 2017 ·

I’ve wanted to go to Bishop Castle since the moment I first heard of it and we finally made the trip. It was everything I wished for and more. I highly recommend everyone visit.

Here’s their website – http://www.bishopcastle.org/

Read the history here – http://www.bishopcastle.org/about/

Here’s the pictures:

View from the Highway

Another highway view

One of the elevators

Front view

Better front view

I’m not allowed to make a joke here

Check out the dragon and the tower. A spiral staircase lifts you to the highest point of the castle

Second floor grand ballroom

That wall of windows opens with a clever system

The dragon

Top view of the elevator

Check out the detail in the concrete

Construction zone

Second floor roof from inside

Same wall of windows that open

Spiral staircase to the dome

Halfway to the dome

Why didn’t I put the camera through the bars?

Because I’m the only one in the dome and it is SHAKING!

That’s the tower to to the highest point in the castle. I think I’m at the highest point right now.

Walkway to nowhere

View from the end of the walkway to nowhere

Back to “safety”

Headed to the small viewing platform

Heading to the small viewing platform in front of and below the ball

Almost to the small viewing platform

View of the large viewing platform. I’m going there next!

Overlooking the second floor grand ballroom

Safety third or fourth here

Looking over the dragons head

Heading back down from the ball

Someone was too chicken to explore

Stone steps might be OK

On my way to the large viewing platform

Distracted by the third level wrap around porch

Third level wrap around porch

View of the gate from the Third level wrap around porch

Gift shop from the third level wrap around porch

View of the ball and walkway to nowhere from the third level wrap around porch

The small viewing platform is on the right

The grand ballroom roof and small viewing platform

The grand ballroom roof and small viewing platform

I’m glad these coat hangers are here to hold the stairs to the wall

These coat hangers keep adding to my comfort

A third of the way up the tower now

Crap. I’m higher than the ball??

I’m outside the tower stone now and headed to the top.

Two thirds of the way now

They’ve added a rope hanging from the top you can use as a hand support. First safety feature on this staircase

View from the top of the tower

View from the top of the tower

View from the top of the tower

Safety is priority #1 on the large viewing platform

View of the ball from the the large viewing platform

View of the ball and small viewing platform from the large viewing platform

Ballroom windows from the large viewing platform

Now we’re in the main floor catacombs

Stained glass walls. I want my name there!

Can;t get whole castle in picture

Almost all of it

There we go. Great view of the dragon, grand ballrom, tower and ball

Funky

Donation box at the main gate