On an island just off the coast of Alexandria there is a 120 room/5 bath castle. It's called the Boldt castle after the man who built it. It was built in 1890 at a cost of over
$2 million but was never finished. It seems that Mr. Boldt, the proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, was building it for his wife who suddendly
died. He stopped construction on the house and never returned to the island. He said if she couldn't enjoy it, no one else
would. It is now owned by the State of New York and they have spent over $15 million restoring it and finishing it. Not only is there the castle but it has it's own power station, which sits on the water (Picture 3) and a huge boat house (picture 4), which sits on an adjacent island. 