We're probably all descendents of King Tut, somehow or other. But for the Mummies of the World exhibit, now at the California Science Center, they brought in a direct descendent of the mummies on display. Off-Ramp host John Rabe spoke with Dr. Manfred Baron von Crailsheim and Baroness Lieselotte von Crailsheim about two mummies ... from the crypt at the Baron's ancestral home, Schloss Sommersdorf. Click through for more about the castle, which is now a B+B!

From Debra Kolben's NYT article (link to the right):

"Guests enter the 26-room castle over a stone bridge before ascending a spiral staircase with thick walls and small windows to reach the guest quarters — Gothic-style rooms with dark furniture, wall tapestries and the occasional suit of armor in the hallway.

"The castle has been in the family for 450 years. Two decades ago, to help finance renovations, Baron von Crailsheim started renting out eight apartments, including two floors off the 14th-century turret. Guests are free to roam around the property, which includes a garage full of classic cars and a collection of Tanzanian spears. But they might think twice about wandering down to the dusty, dark crypt, where six ancestors, including Julius Wilhelm Freiherr von Crailsheim, who was killed in an 18th-century hunting accident, are buried.

"Baron von Crailsheim, a retired nephrologist, takes macabre pleasure in showing off his forebears. Guests, however, might prefer a dip in the small swimming pool just on the other side of the moat.

"If Sommersdorf feels a bit musty, with its old-fashioned décor and dark colors, other castles present a more modern style..."