Fairy-tale turrets decorate Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig II’s alpine retreat in Bavaria. Aug. 11, 2011, 8:34 AM EDT / Source : Tribune Media Services By Rick Steves ...

Touristic, glorious, and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany’s best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany’s best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany’s best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany’s best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Touristic, glorious, and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II's castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

The real-life Castle Neuschwanstein, the inspiration for the tabletop game "Castles of Mad King Ludwig." (Jurgen Matern/Wikimedia Commons) King Ludwig II of Bavaria had one of the most bizarre ...

Castles Of Mad King Ludwig is a 1-4 player tile-laying game, players are tasked with building an amazingly extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria…one room at a time.