The Castle

Nevada


To see how the mining elite lived, stop by to photograph the exterior of 'the Castle,' a mansion built in 1868 by Robert Graves, a Comstock visionary. It's only open for visitors on special occasions: check with the Virginia City Visitor Center.


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