NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE - Bavaria, Germany Walt Disney's fairytale castle at Disney World was inspired by this real castle in Bavaria, Germany.  King Ludwig's "Neuschwanstein Castle" wasn't quite finished at the time of the kings death in 1886.  It is 426.5 feet long (130m), sitting atop a sheer 656 foot high hill (200m)!  It's main tower is 213 feet tall (65m).  Two hundred workers used 465 tons of Salzburg marble, 4550 tons of sandstone, 400000 bricks, 600 tons of cement, 50 tons of hard coal, and 3600 cubic meters of sand!  Click here to take a tour inside this castle.