Few places better capture the opulence of early–20th century California than Hearst Castle, the 165-room former personal estate of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. The property ...

And as if to further the financial mirage, in the 1920s, he built a San Simeon-like home in northern Death Valley known as “Scotty’s Castle.” Reporters were able to locate that one easily.

The owner of eight treasure-filled homes, he built a castle in the 1920s at San Simeon, which playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described as "the place God would have built, if he had the ...

The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media ...

About halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California's dramatically majestic coast lies one of the world's most exceptional residences: Hearst Castle. A fantasy of Spanish Colonial ...

Past visitors recommended booking your tour in advance. The castle is located in San Simeon off of Highway 1, and it's open to visitors daily at 9 a.m. The only place you'll find food on the ...