Explore 2,435 Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces on This Free Interactive Map

The World's 2,400 Castles

I built Castlemap, a free interactive atlas featuring 2,435 of the world's most significant castles, fortresses, and palaces across 129 countries. Curated entirely from open data like Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, every landmark includes a photo, founding date, and story. Whether you are exploring the Palace of Versailles or the Forbidden City, you can browse by country or fame without needing an account.

"Rather than plotting every fortification on Earth, the atlas curates the 2,435 most significant castles, fortresses and palaces — each verified to have a real photo, an English Wikipedia article and exact coordinates — balanced across 129 countries so the map stays explorable."