The Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California is the 1919 estate of William Randolph Hearst, now a museum and California State Park. The estate, designed in partnership with the architect Julia Morgan, was still unfinished by 1947, although it contained 165 rooms, over 100 acres of gardens, pools and terraces. Works of art in the home include ancient Egyptian sculpture, Grecian art dating back to the year 80 AD, Renaissance era reliefs and paintings, gilded ceilings, art deco accents and Tiffany lamps. Over a dozen tours are available for those interested in the grand rooms, upstairs rooms, gardens, or the Hollywood starlets who frequented the castle as guests of Hearst, including Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, and Cary Grant.
750 Hearst Castle Rd, San Simeon, CA 93452, Phone: 800-444-4445