Magicians with personality make you ask "How did they
do that?" Where else would you find The Parlor of Prestidigitation ?? Or run into Criss Angel the Mindfreak ?

The Magic Castle looks like a cross between the Disneyland fairytale palace and the house in Psycho, and even to get through its imposing front door is a feat in itself. The Magic Castle is strictly ‘Members Only’. Potential new Magician Members can’t just get nominated – they have to audition in front of the Castle’s membership committee. Only if they demonstrate sufficient magical prowess to pass muster are they welcomed into the Academy of Magical Arts, an exclusive club for the practitioners and performers of magic and illusions. Members also have to be financially responsible and of good morals. It’s possible, if you’re simply an interested party or a supporter of the art of magic, to become an Associate but, as with many posh clubs, you have to be nominated by a member in good standing, which probably means that journalists or anybody likely to reveal magical secrets to all and sundry are not too welcome.