Leary Castle
Tupper Lake, New York
A 6,000-square-foot medieval castle -- made entirely of cinderblocks on 20 acres of pristine and remote land in -Adirondack Park. The castle also is situated so that the view stretches 100 miles in every direction.
Renaissance-themed game room called a "Fungeon."
Wood craftsman Matteo Bartolotta, made a hand-carved ornate kitchen. The kitchen leads to a library, with a wall of books.
Pull the correct book and the wall will swivel to reveal
a secret passage leading to a powder room.
The stairway opens to a 20-foot-high great room.
King and queen's master suites will each consist of a large bedroom with a bathroom and a balcony overlooking the great room. The queen's room will also have a drawbridge at its entrance, should invaders try to capture her.
On the fourth floor are four more bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, each named and designed after a chess piece..
The roof will be outfitted with a wood-heated hot tub, a greenhouse, and an outdoor fireplace. Guests can climb the
60-foot-high turret and look out over the 20-acre property.
Exit 33
Verona, New York
Turning Stone Resort & Casino’s new multi-venue entertainment complex, “Exit 33,” is a 75,000 square foot ground up an addition that was built in seven months for $35 million for the Oneida Nations properties in Verona, New York, and is the first facility of its kind in Upstate New York.
Designed to bring four unique venues under one roof,
“Exit 33” offers nightlife and dining choices with distinctly different themes.
“Exit 33” features three-night clubs that cater to unique musical venues – rock and roll, country-western, and rat pack crooners.
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