Scotty’s Castle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

Briefly noted: Anyone who knows me knows that I’ll flip for a good spiral stair—imagine my surprise and delight in finding this spiral staircase at Scotty’s Castle, a remote 1920s mansion now a tourist attraction in Death Valley National Park.

Related images: Spirals; Endless Stair; Edificio Cuervo Rubio; Nautilus in Black and White.