When you ask most little boys who is their hero, the usual answer is something like Superman, a professional athlete, celebrity or dad, but Howard Solomon, even at a young age, saw things differently.

HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — There’s an old cliché that a person’s home is their castle. For Alane Solomon, that phrase rings true, as her childhood home is now a castle on the outskirts of Ona. In the early ...

The Florida sunshine glints off the aluminum covering a shimmering oasis in the countryside, a formidable fortress that’s at the same time a home, an art gallery and a castle dreamed up by one man: ...

Howard Solomon, who died in 2016 at 81, was a one-of-a-kind artist who created his own residence from a collection of used aluminum newspaper printing plates and other discarded items. He liked to ...

Early castles were built from earth or timber, but Howard Solomon constructed his from old newspaper press plates. His shiny silver castle and art gallery towers over 90 acres of Central Florida ...

Tucked away on a property in the swamps you’ll find something medieval that will transport you to another time. A blast from the past at 'Solomon's Castle' Solomon's Castle is located in Ona, Florida ...

ONA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you enjoy exploring gems off the beaten path, make sure you put this one on your list. Solomon’s Castle, located in Hardee County, is a castle made out of aluminum plates. It was ...