

Hearst Castle
San Simeon
Wild zebras still graze the hills beneath this Mediterranean palace, where Julia Morgan and William Randolph Hearst spent three decades filling 165 rooms with European antiquities and creating one of California's most spectacular estates.
Hilltop estate tour
Gilded Age opulence
Mediterranean Revival architecture
Julia Morgan masterpiece
Tips
🦓wild zebras still graze the hills below
🏛️"completely delighted" — KQED contributor who expected a "horrible pastiche"
🌊book the evening tour for a different light on the artwork
Hearst Castle
San SimeonOpens Friday at 9:00 AM


Wild zebras still graze the hills beneath this Mediterranean palace, where Julia Morgan and William Randolph Hearst spent three decades filling 165 rooms with European antiquities and creating one of California's most spectacular estates.
Hilltop estate tour
Gilded Age opulence
Mediterranean Revival architecture
Julia Morgan masterpiece
Tips
🦓wild zebras still graze the hills below
🏛️"completely delighted" — KQED contributor who expected a "horrible pastiche"
🌊book the evening tour for a different light on the artwork