GREY CASTLE

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Do you want to enjoy a USA Staycation, to see America first and spend your hard earned greenbacks to help American businesses?

it’s real name is https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Parks/Gillette-Castle-State-Park Located on River Road in East Haddam, Gillette Castle's place within a protected U.S. state park means visitors won't have to purchase an international flight to enjoy admiring the impressive architecture.

Instead, they can simply follow I-95 and drive off the interstate to connect up with Route 82E, following park signs to the final destination. Resembling a medieval fortress, Gillette Castle promises to be a thrilling, if not unexpected find.

Famed director, playwright, and actor William Hooker Gillette was inspired to build the castle as a personal residence back in 1914. It wouldn't be completed until 1919, with modifications continually happening until 1926. Today, Gillette Castle boasts 14,000 square feet of living space and 24 rooms across its meticulously designed interior. A community of enthusiasts and dedicated volunteers, known as Friends of Gillette Castle State Park, estimates the final cost of construction was over $1 million.

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