The Castle Settlement
is really Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle), Washington, District of Columbia
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A civilian settlement set up inside the red sandstone castle on the National Mall, later attacked by the True Sons.
The real place
The Smithsonian Institution Building, known as the Castle, was completed in 1855 as the first home of the Smithsonian. Comparisons with the real city note that the game gets its proportions wrong, but the overall red stone building is clearly the same.
Visiting
The Castle closed in 2023 for its first major renovation in more than 50 years and has only reopened briefly since, so check the Smithsonian website first. Even when it is closed, the red sandstone towers are easy to see from the National Mall.
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