Genuine Travel Guide: Salamander Resort Middleburg, VA

Deep in the heart of Texas, there's a place that defies every Lone Star State stereotype... except, of course, the saying that "everything's bigger in Texas." Falkenstein Castle was built in 1996 by a couple inspired by a recent trip to Germany. Billed as "A Texas-Sized Fairy Tale in the Hill Country," the castle is a place of pure fantasy; a 14,000-square-foot palace with myriad balconies wherein guests can gaze upon the Texas Hill Country.