Natural Bridge, Virginia -
Enchanted Castle Studios

Enchanted Castle Studios

The monster-making studio of fiberglass wizard Mark Cline. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Enchanted Castle Studios

Mark Clines' studio may not be officially open to the public, but when I stopped and walked onto the property, he welcomed me to look around while he was working on a Candy Train. It looked like a graveyard for used roadside attractions, but for any fangirl, it was heaven. I turned left -- there were the two hands from his most recent April Fool's Joke. I turned right, there was a monster. Going straight, I walked right up to a half-chicken half-Frankenstein.

After I looked around, I stuck my head back into the shed to say thank you, and Mark stopped what he was doing to talk to me for a bit, show me some pictures, and talk about different upcoming projects. I love roadside attractions, but meeting him is at the top of the list. He is exactly how I would want any roadside artist to be. A family guy, talking a mile a minute, sweet as can be, whimsical and extremely generous.

I can't wait for the Enchanted Castle to be finished rebuilding from the fire of hate. I can't wrap my head around why anyone would hate Mark or his work. All he wants is to make people smile, and he succeeds. [Danielle, 10/23/2011]

Enchanted Castle Studio

April 10, 2001, The Enchanted Castle Studio was burned to the ground. A few of the whimsical fiberglass sculptures at the gates escaped the blaze, but the workshop and attraction are gone. Arson is suspected, due to a recent barrage of religious tracts left in artist and entrepreneur Mark Cline's truck and mailbox, including a note saying he had "a one-way ticket to Hell" and for doing Satan's work, would be visited by God's wrath. Cline has plans to rebuild, but in the meantime it's a big loss for roadside America. [Nancy Bagato, 04/15/2001]

Enchanted Castle Studio Tours

Mark Cline (famous artist and creator of such famous sites as the two battling dinosaurs at Dinosaurland) has an attraction in Natural Bridge, Virginia called "Enchanted Castle Studio Tours". It's a combination of a tourist trap and his studio where he creates fiberglass dinosaurs, giant Yogi Bears for the campgrounds and lots of other great stuff. Giant drinking birds, bungi jumping pigs, and tons of other great props here. Truly a wonder. [Graham Trievel, 03/08/1998]