Whimsical Scotty’s Castle is 3000ft above sea level and noticeably cooler than the valley floor. Walter E Scott, alias ‘Death Valley Scotty’, was the quintessential tall-tale teller who captivated people with his stories of gold. His most lucrative friendship was with Albert Johnson, a wealthy insurance magnate from Chicago, who bankrolled this elaborately constructed desert oasis in the 1920s.
