We knew that plenty of Americans really love Downton Abbey, but we didn’t realize exactly how much they loved the time period depicted on the show. According to the Daily Mail, Americans are paying as much as 3,000 pounds per day to experience Downton life in a castle in Edinburgh. Guest learn to polish silver, cook, and bake for their masters — just like the servants on the show. It’s a package experience that tourists go crazy for, as long as they’ve got the coin to back it up. Who knew people would pay so much to pretend like they have so little?
