Hearst Castle

This is the Neptune pool outside the guest house. It was torn down three different times before being completed as you see it today. There are bits and pieces of antiquity from all over Europe at this place. It is very interesting to visit and very beautiful. It is hard to fathom such opulance being built at a time when the rest of the country was in "The Great Depression" of the late 20's and 30's. The extravagance of it all is hard to describe.



This is the main house. It is a museum all by itself. The furnishings are extremely lavaish even for this day and age so it is hard to imagine what people of his day must have thought of it in William Randolph Hearst's day. Our guide told us that there was two types of people in Hollywood during the 30's and 40's; those who were invited to the Hearst Castle and those who "said" that they were invited to the Hearst Castle. This place is well worth the time to visit. In fact, it would be very easy to spend at least two or three days there taking the four different tours offered by the state to see it.

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