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.
George Hearst, William Randolph Hearst's father, had purchased the original 40,000-acre estate in 1865 and Camp Hill, the site for the future Hearst Castle, was used for family camping vacations during Hearst's youth. In 1919, William Randolph inherited some $11,000,000 and estates including the land at San Simeon.
Tours begin at 9 am and end in the evening (Evening Tours)
Visitor center: 8 am - 5 pm
Grand Rooms Tour, Upstairs Suites Tour, Cottages & Kitchen Tour, Accessibly Designed Grand Rooms Tour
Adults: $25
Children (5 - 12): $12
Evening Tour, Accessibly Designed Evening Tour
Adults: $36
Children (5 - 12): $18
Prebooking is strongly recommended.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle
Official Website http://www.hearstcastle.org/
Phone +18004444445
Address 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA 93452, USA
Coordinates 35°41'7.254" N -121°10'3.635" E
