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The original Freymersen Castle was built in the Middle Ages, but only a two-storey round tower remains. The current country house was built in 1865.

Frymerson Castle was designed in 1863 by the Limburg architect Pierre Cuypers on behalf of the Zantis de Frymerson family. Although this was a Limburg family, its members mainly worked and lived in Flanders and the German Empire. For example, Jean-Guillaume de Zantis de Frymerson (1757-1839) was in the service of the German Empire as councilor for the Lands of Jülich and Berg.

Zuidewijk Spick is a monumental castle farm located in rustic Boukoul. It consists of a high mansion under a hipped roof (gray tiles) and, together with the adjoining farm, attached chapel and service buildings, forms a rectangular complex with a courtyard. This whole is enclosed by a moat. The name Spieck or Spick is derived from the word 'spieker', which means 'grain shed'. In the past, the harvest was usually stored in a spieker to protect the field fruits from people who went on a raid.

One of the most beautiful castles in central Limburg is Castle Hillenraad. A castle, surrounded by moats and a fortress to the outer castle, which is still partially moated. The outer bailey is built on three sides; there is a private chapel in one of the three wings. The outer bailey has a gatehouse, which must be approached over a bridge. The main building has four square towers covered with a kind of helmet crown, which give the castle a charming appearance, which is more reminiscent of a country house than a resilient castle, although it still has that shape.