Expert: Larry Caldwell - 2/23/2004

Question
hi Larry,
party of 2 passing through Germany in early May, any info on Frankenstein Castle? Arrive Frankfurt Main by train, pick up auto and drive to Stuttgart via Darmstadt overnight. please advise on best way to see the Castle.
thanks for your time...

Tom

Answer
I never heard of an actual Frankenstein castle until you wrote to me.  So I Googled it and found the following sites for you to check out.  That's the best I can do since as you can see there are a few of these castles.

http://www.burg-frankenstein.de
http://www.burgenwelt.de/frankenstein2/frankenstein2.htm
http://www.speisekarten-seite.de/menu/gallery/default.asp?showMenu=162 (this is a menu from a restaurant called Burg Frankenstein in Darmstadt)
http://www.odenwald.de/sights/marks/mlburgf.htm

Maybe these are all the same place but it seems like this is some old castle that does Halloween parties, mystery dinner parties, and tours, all built around the legend of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.  The castle is within the Kreis of Darmstadt in the little town of Muhltal (just a few kilometers SW of the city).  So you can drive there by car and according to one website, there are 25 parking places available.

Larry