Alan Taylor is a senior editor at The Atlantic.

If you've ever wanted to walk through a medieval castle in Europe but don't have the time or money, now you can skip the trans-Atlantic flight and take a road trip to Arkansas. That's right, Arkansas, ...

NORTHERN BURGUNDY, France — Deep in a forest of France's Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a medieval castle the old-fashioned way — that is, with tools and methods from the late ...

Guédelon is a “modest castle” in France, which authentic historical craftspeople are building. Stone is rarely used to bear weight in buildings today, but it was the best option in the 13th century.

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

When I was a kid I never really got the chance to build a LEGO set. What I had was a huge tub of LEGO bricks of all different shapes, sizes, and colors that got handed down to me. There weren't any ...

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