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This pool at Biltmore Estate has basically never been used 😳 You walk in and instantly think: “WAIT… a castle-style pool in North Carolina?!” But here’s the twist 👇 It looks like pure luxury… but it wasn’t actually practical at all 😅 Hidden facts you don’t expect: • Built in the 1890s — long before chlorine existed • The water was ice cold ❄️ (no heating system at all) • No filters, no lifeguards, no safety standards • The family tried it a few times… then stopped using it • It was later drained and has stayed empty ever since • Today it’s preserved to protect the historic structure Why this space feels so different: • Built inside the largest private home in the US 🏰 • Designed by George Vanderbilt • Feels like stepping into Europe… but you’re in North Carolina • Super cinematic — almost like a movie set 🎬 Good to know before you go: • You can’t swim here (just for clarity 😅) • The pool is part of the house tour • Kids usually find this room the most fascinating • Pair the house + gardens + winery for a full day experience This is one of those spots people walk right past… and then stop like: “WAIT… what did we just see?” 👀 Save this for your East Coast bucket list ✨ Biltmore Castle | NC | Vanderbilt

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@_the_donut_king It's just a pool, I'm sure they used it. They could heat water and transport it to the pool in big pots if they didn't have some sort of boiler system.

@pottersfieldmusic It was very creepy in person

@im_sick.of.it I thought it looked creepy looking and I wanted out of that area....😬🫤

@kellyannemmm I like what they turned it into. Nobody wants to swim in a dark windowless basement anyway. But yeah, that’s what it was used for many years ago.

@delahorne As opposed to WHAT?! Y'all truly need to touch grass. That's how they built pools in the 1890s you absolute croutons

@reep022 Visiting the Biltmore is the reason why I Have Become more liberal in my later years, we don't need to go back to that. when you get this ginormous house for a handful of people and the slave quarters, I'm sorry the maid and Butler quarters are the size of a prison cell.

@zahvuu swear this is the pool from American Horror Story season 5

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