Awesome and interesting building with a great story. Cash only. $10 for adults. $5 for kids. Ramon is a wonderful tour guide. Took about an hour in total at the property. Visited on my way to the Phoenix airport.

There were crying kids in our group. Ramon is very nice and you can see he loves the place but his attempts at jokes didnt land and it was too rehearsed. Felt uncomfortable, so we bolted mid tour. The high heat didnt help. Cool place though.

A little confused how this place is so highly rated. It’s just a unique house with a funny tour guide. It was not bad though. as it did provide us a silly story to tell our friends of what we did in Phoenix! Also definitely not worth doing on any sort of hot day.

Ive been wanting to tour Mystery Castle since I moved back here in 06.Awesome father & daughter leading the tour. The father was funny keeping us entertained as we waited to start the tour. Cute little gift shop and they had magnets for the refrigerator which I collect.Would definitely tour again as the mountain view and downtown views were spectacular

The tour was a lot of fun, and I was able to take a lot of cute photos with my family! I felt like I was walking thru a time capsule - led by a very charismatic father and daughter. Would recommend !

This was such an exciting find! The story of the castle was fascinating and the artistry was spectacular! Who would have thought such a place existed!

Awesome views. A piece of Arizona history. Amazing castle in our very own Phoenix. Must see.

Fun place to enjoy some old Phoenix history and see some unique architecture and engineering that reflects a great family story. Juan Carlos was our tour guide and does an awesome job. Also found out they do weddings in the chapel.

This place was pretty wild. The man built it in a 15 yr period until he passed away in 1945 from TB. He used only materials he could find, only paying for concrete, food. 18 rooms total, only 3 rooms having water and electricity. The guide was super knowledgeable, only 10.00 to get in, cash only. A must see if in the area!

I cant wait to go to see this place only went even I was very small

Interesting little place. The story and tour makes this place really cool.

I love history and this is an awesome place to experience and learn some pretty cool history. The Mystery Castle is amazing! Tons of thing to see.... look in every corner, on the floors, on the ceiling... Im sure you will miss things... And want to go back again... You will want to take your friends to see this. Id love to live in a place like this even now. A chapel and a bar? Yes! Not really that you can use, but they were at one point in time. Please visit this place and help support an awesome landmark and piece of or history. The tour guides are very knowledgeable, and have so many things to tell you, but you will still ha e questions. Dont be afraid to ask, there wasnt one question they werent able to answer, but so many things there they cant possibly tell you about everything, or it might take days! I loved this visit. Check the hours on their webpage, and have cash for the entry, no cards.

The building itself is truly unique. Very interesting to see how much work and imagination went into it. But random items throughout the house take away from the building itself in my opinion making it look slightly like a flea market.

This is a castle of one man by one man and for his family. A way to express ones life and love. Full of imagination and creativity! There are free guided tours running now and then telling stories about this castle. The fee is cash only, so be prepared.

This was an interesting little side tour with the story of a family separated by illness and a mans constant work in a home for his family. Although they never loved there at the same time, the family did get to enjoy the place that dad started years before. This eccentric builder used whatever materials he could get good hands on to create the place of his dreams.

Very fun and interesting place. You could spend quite awhile just looking at all the little details in the construction. Very interesting story behind it and the guide was very personable and was open to any questions.

Quirky place full of interesting items and history. Tours are excellent and the place is worth the trip

Holllllllllllly cow what an amazing story this is. Bring cash. 10 dollars for adults and I think 5 for kids. This place gets more amazing as you go through it. The story of this family is amaaaaaaaazing

This is not a conventional castle. It history is interesting. We enjoyed it.

Such a cool place to tour. Tour guide Manuel was awesome and so glad we checked it out. We were looking for something unusual to check out. Highly recommend it. :)

Well worth the trip and $10 fee to join the tour. When you get there you just join the Neverending tour which constantly loops through the house. There is even a letter from Bill Clinton from when Mary Leu refused to give him a tour.Make sure you go in the winter, they are closed in the summer.

It was a GREAT experience!!!! The best part was taking the tour because both the guides told me the story in details and answered all my questions.I loved the reason WHY he built the castle and also how and why the daughter moved in.It was nice to let us walk around the castle after the tour.I would strongly recommend visiting the Mystery Castle

Thoroughly enjoyed this tour and learning about this very quirky building and family history. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Recommended.

Very interesting place with a beautiful history. A most see for locals and visitors.

A cool place and the tour guide knows at least a bit of history about the place and the family that lived there. Lack of knowledge on a lot of individual items and their historical value in the home. Otherwise interesting.

Truly amazing home. The story behind the mystery castle is more intriguing and also quite sad. It would make a beautiful movie. Unfortunately, there is development closing in on the property so the castle will get blocked by overpriced track homes.

I took my senior community residents for a tour here today! So worth the small $10 cash admission! The house is a piece of unusual art full of interesting decor and memorabilia. Both of our tour guides Ramone & Juan Carlos were exceptional guides full of stories and humor. My residents absolutely loved the tour of this historic treasure! Thank you for sharing this with the world!/ Barbie with Sunrise Village

This place was so great! I had no idea it existed and a random Google search brought it into my life. The tour guide obviously got a kick out of the place too, even after hundreds of tours, and that really made a difference. Def recommend a visit!

What a crazy and unique experience. And our tour guide was great

This place is too cool! I cant wrap my head around the fact a man made this on his own!! Different rooms, with different purposes!I would love to go again without kids, but even with two under 6, we all enjoyed it. Plan to stay here about an hr. Alot of neat things to look at. The guide was very informative and really put the story together. I would go back!

Very strange place. Gorgeous building decorated as it was left by the last resident (builders daughter). Knowledgeable guides.

Very nice story about a how it all came about. a must to read the book.

Take cash the tour is cash only so if you make the journey out there and you dont have cash theres not much you get to do. My review is based off this no cash scenario because its 2020 and who doesnt take other forms of payment besides cash??? The answer is this place, the mystery castle... That was the first mystery we ran into. The second mystery was if we were going to come back with cash? and that mystery was quickly solved... NOPE! A return trip for a mystery castle that should have been more fittingly named mystery hovel was not in order for today! So the secrets held within this shanty will remain secrets to us forever more.

Awesome place to see if you are in az. Great story and lots to look at. Worth the money to see at least once

The Mystery Castle is a unique, off the beaten path kind of attraction. The story is great about how a father with TB came to Phoenix and what he built for his daughter. The daughter, as eccentric as the dad, did some of the decorating and together they made a great place for people to visit.

Great tour and amazing guide on the history of the place. Its very clear the tour guides love the property and are more than willing to share the unique history of the castle.

This was such a pleasant experience! We learned a lot about the origins of the castle and a little about the lifestyle of living in the 8000 sqft home. It must be quite an adventure being a resident there! The tour guides were amazingly knowledgeable and seemed passionate about the house with lots of knick knacks to discover in the home. Well worth the price of adventure.

This was a great place to tour! It is rich in history and definitely has a unique story. There are lots of photo opportunities.

Very interesting story behind this place! So glad we visited!

Awesome, loved the tour! Artists paradise! Unique! Well worth the $10, best view of downtown without going up south mountain.

Fenced off blocked by metal fenceslooks cool too explore

Phoenixs best kept secret and a must see place. I love the story behind it. My husband and I have been 3 times.

Fun! Loved hearing about the personal history of this home. My favorite part was probably about the mementoes left behind for his wife and daughter. Very touching. The tour guide did a great job of enthusiastically bringing the history to life, especially given the many times he tells the same stories per day.

Place is open from October to May. It is closed over the summer.

A great little diversion trip. Not far and very interesting and fun. Tour guides are amazing.

Deffinatley unique...glad we took this site in. Would recommend.

Very interesting! The details of the castle blow your mind. I highly recommend this tour.

Great experience. Staff is very nice. Well worth the visit, a must see when in Phoenix.Note: Admission is cash or check.

Interesting, place with excellent tour guides. The only issue was other visitors not waiting to start their tour. Creating to large of group.

I cant recommend touring the Mystery Castle enough. We are already planning a second visit. Our tour guide was wonderful.

Definitely, a place to visit in Phoenix. Especially, if you are into art. The house is nothing but.

This is a very interesting place to visit. Built by a man in the early 1900s mostly using only things he got for free or found on his own. He was innovative in the design and the working of the primitive house systems, albeit eccentric. And the view of Phoenix off in the distance is phenomenal Its worth a visit.

Amazing history, architecture, the tour guide was great. It is definitely a must see for the art and the story of how it came to be. I recommend it and it will be completely worth the experience.

Had a great time--love the stories snd the house is really intetesting.

The tour is great. If you like history then youll enjoy the tour.

What an interesting experience! Cash only, porta potty only. Be prepared for uneven footing and stairs. This would NOT be a place to take a stroller, wheelchair, or walker. The tour guide and other staff were fantastic! So knowledgeable on the history of the property! They provide an interesting tour and are happy to chat further about any questions. Our family had fun learning the history and trying to imagine what it would have been like to build and live on this property.

Quirky castle lovingly handmade for one mans daughter. Lots of fun details.

Very cool spot to visit when in Phoenix !!

One of the best experience in Arizona Mystery Castle, amazing story how the castle was build, the guide tourist was extremely friendly and new the hole story about the castle, amazing people

This was a really interesting place with an interesting story. It was easy to get to from the Phoenix area, and a quick tour. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable.

Amazing hand-built castle home that was and is still lived in. The guides were excellent, knowledgeable, and knew the owner. Full of great stories and information, a must visit.

Very impressive place. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very.

The knowledge of our tour guide was great. I think $10 was too much for what we saw. A lot of areas need to be improved while still keeping the authenticity.

This is a very unique house on South Mountain. We had a wonderful time on the tour learning about the family that owed and lived in it. There is so much to look at and explore in every corner of the property. It was warm inside in May so cooler days would be my recommendation to visit.

We had an awesome time visiting this little piece of Arizona history. The story behind it is both sad and amazing. The tour guides are so friendly and knowledgeable about the house and its history. The views are beautiful as well. We really enjoyed visiting and will definitely be back again someday!

Hidden place worth the visit! My family had a great time in this location.

Great experience!

Really nice stop for a lot of discussions... Would like to have met the man who built it... An his girl... Her sense of humor clearly seen through out the place. Tour guides were knowledgeable and friendly and easy to talk to about the place... Really enjoyed my first time there.

Very cool looking!! Its kinda hidden so if you havent been there you may want to look it up in Google maps. Ive always liked coming to this mountain and bringing my boys. Definitely check it out!!

Amazing place. Very interesting. So unique.

Great place to go and spend a few hours. Listen to a piece of Arizona history on the tour. Enjoy the bric-a-brac around the house as you explore the rooms.

Its a somewhat interesting place. $10 per person, but I would not go back. Personally I would skip but there are many people that like weird strange places with interesting local history so if thats your thing youll love it. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable.

Absolutely awesome. The tour guides are so knowledgeable and draw you in. The castle itself is stunning.

Definitely a highlight in a trip to Phoenix if you like the weird and intriguing!

We aren’t from Arizona and were looking for a place to sightsee. I read the reviews, mostly positive, and also the negative. The negative reviews are what actually inspired my review because they were way off. If you think you are going to see a multimillion dollar establishment, then you are going to be disappointed....go somewhere else. If you think you are going to the “Main Event” video game hub or a theme park, you are going to be disappointed go somewhere else. However, this is FAR from a pile of junk. This is one dying mans last project using whatever he could get his hands on. He did a fabulous job with what he had. The rooms are very interesting and there are very interesting stories behind those rooms. For $10, it’s almost a steal. The tour guides actually had relationship with the deceased owner. I’d go again for sure.

Care taker and guide were awesome. Very interesting place to visit, art was great

Really nice place to visit and learn about some of the unique people who helped settle Arizona.

This is a unique place. Should go to see if in Phoenix. Run by a nonprofit, its $10 apiece for the approximate one hour tour. Some nice views of Phoenix, the house was built in the 1930s by a man who moved to the area because he had TB. He died in 1945 and left it to his daughter. House was way on outskirts of Phoenix at the time and only had plumbing and electrical in 1990s. Its a one of a kind home

Great place! Great tour guide.

Love this place! So much to see. Take your time looking around. Youll never see anything like it again. The tour guide told great stories and explains a lot of the history and artifacts in the castle. Such a cool experience.

We took a tour of Mystery Castle while visiting Phoenix. Its right in the foothills of South Mountain Park. The castle was built of recycled and local materials by Boyce Gulley. Gulley was diagnosed with tuberculosis and moved to the Phoenix area and began constructing the castle. His wife and daughter inherited the property and moved in - their decorations are as unusual as the building itself. Very interesting inside and out. An interesting spot to visit.

Very interesting. Loved that it wasnt a high tourist attraction. So not an overwhelming amount of people. Bit of history. Enjoyed very much.

Awesome property and amazing story on how/why it was built!!!

We enjoyed the tour of the castle - interesting and unusual. The tour was thorough and was not rushed. The only downside side was the size of the tour - there ended up being quite a few people in the group.

A wonderfully magical place to spend a few hours. The house and history are amazing. The caretaker is a wonderful gentleman who takes pride in making everyone who visits has a good time.

A must for anyone!!! What a great place and the story that goes with it is so neat... glad I was able to visit and I would visit again...

This place is hard to describe. It is cute and they have a long history of doing tours.It is important to note that not only is this place not wheel chair accessible, but anyone with any mobility difficulties or has difficulty walking uneven surfaces should probably avoid this place.There are a lot of neat features in each room.I was surprised to find out my 6 year old son enjoyed it. It was difficult to tell at the time.The view of Phoenix is impressive from here.Overall I can’t really recommend it but would not tell anyone to avoid it either.

Interesting place. Take the tour list of info provided

I was surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. It was actually very interesting. The history of the place is unbelievable and the castle is so unique.

This was a quaint little place with a lovely story behind it.

I didnt expect to think this place would be so cool. Super eccentric artsy building. Fascinating. Interesting. It just sortof captures you. Its really cluttered, has alot going on, but still cool. I liked it and I hate clutter. I still cant figure that one out!

Staff is great and story is interesting

Castle is Fascinating, Grounds Keepers poor tour guides

Interesting place with a neat history. The tour guide was great and answered any question we threw at him. Great way to spend an hour or so.

Could you imagine being given six months to live, only to ghost your wife and child to then spend FIFTEEN YEARS cheating death by constructing a castle for your only daughter? Its badass-cant wait to go back in the fall for their ghost tour

Fantastic place. Crazy place with amazing story. Been twice. Always learn or see something new. Great place to take my visitors.

Even I live close by, I didnt see it yet, only from ouside, but definitely its next on the list..

Interesting, but certainly NOT mysterious

Fabulous fabulous fabulous!10 dollars to get in to Mystery Castle. So very interesting and informative.Tour guides are GREAT.

A fun place to visit before heading out to dinner. Cash only place. Open weekends. Closed during the summer.