Hearst Castle

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Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada, is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947. Today, Hearst Castle is a museum open to the public as a California State Park and registered as a National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark.

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Commissioned by publishing tycoon, William Randolph Hearst, and designed by architect Julia Morgan, this estate is also known as San Simeon and took over 20 years to construct. Hearst and his lover, Marion Davies, hosted lavish gatherings here attended by Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, the Marx Brothers, and Winston Churchill, to name a few.
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When newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst hired Julia Morgan to design his opulent California castle in 1919, she was one of the few women with an architect’s license. The massive Spanish Colonial Revival mansion boasts more than 150 rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a tennis court, horse stables, and more.
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No trip to the Central Coast is complete without a visit to Hearst Castle. While it’s currently closed due to COVID-19, and will require advance tickets when it reopens, the opulent mansion can be spotted at its mountaintop location from the Pacific Coast Highway. While traveling through this area, also keep an eye out for zebras—a herd that once lived at Hearst’s private zoo still roams the land below the castle.
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Hearst Castle is a magnificent mansion built in San Simeon in the 1940s by newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan. A true monument to opulence, it contains 165 rooms and sits on 127 acres (51ha).
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