Of hills and Hohenzollerns

This onetime seat of a noble house is no longer a home, strictly speaking. The current edition of Hohenzollern Castle was built in the mid-1800s by King Frederick William IV of Prussia, a son of House Hohenzollern who resolved to rebuild his family's original seat of power. Though the king's romantic vision of a medieval (or some might say fairy-tale) castle was realized with resounding success, the estate never became any Hohenzollern's permanent residence. It has great staying power as one of Germany's top attractions, though, pulling upwards of 350,000 visitors a year.