Craigdarroch Castle

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Lonely Planet review

Industrialist Robert Dunsmuir built the labyrinthine 39-room Craigdarroch Castle with his giant coal mining profits, but he died just a few months before completion, leaving his mourning wife to take up residence alone. One of the city's postcard landmarks, the multiturreted property is an elegant, wood-lined stone mansion with delightful period architecture and antique-packed rooms.

Climbing the castle tower's 87 steps (check out the stained glass windows en route) rewards visitors with views of the snow-capped Olympic Mountains.