In 1922, con man Walter Scott convinced Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson to invest in his gold mine in Death Valley. While the deal turned out to be a fraud, Johnson nonetheless took a liking to Scott and Death Valley, and struck up an unlikely friendship. Johnson then built a lavish villa on the land he acquired in Grapevine Canyon - thus Scotty’s Castle was born. Despite its name, Scotty’s Castle was never a castle, but rather, a two-storey villa inspired by the styles of mission revival and Spanish colonial revival. The property, now governed by the U.S. National Park Service, has become a popular tourist destination in California. Tours are conducted by the U.S. National Park Service, whose staff are decked in 1930s-style clothes to give visitors a feel of travelling back in time. Step into Scotty’s Castle and discover what life was like for the Johnsons, where their original furnishings and clothing are well-preserved and displayed for all to see.