Few places better capture the opulence of early–20th century California than Hearst Castle, the 165-room former ... update the plumbing and restore the Art Deco sculptures.

The owner of eight treasure-filled homes, he built a castle in the 1920s at San Simeon ... collecting days, Hearst was said to account for twenty-five percent of the world art market.

The Chamber-pot Story Doomed to be as persistent as the aura of myth surrounding the origin of the cry "Rhinehart," is that Hearst expressed his art-collecting ... of the San Francisco Examiner.

Few places in the U.S. are as opulent as the Hearst Castle, which publisher William Randolph Hearst built in 1919 in the hills above San Simeon, California. It is roughly the halfway point betwee ...

Hearst, who was an avid art collector, also filled the rooms ... Past visitors recommended booking your tour in advance. The castle is located in San Simeon off of Highway 1, and it's open to ...