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Things To Do Central Coast
Hearst Castle & Hearst Memorial State Beach
San Simeon
750 Hearst Castle Road
San Simeon CA
800.444.4445
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Built by media tycoon William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan, Hearst Castle looks nothing like a castle. La Casa Grande, as Hearst called it, looks more like a Mediterranean Mega Church. Hearst Castle boasts 115 lavish rooms. After 30 years of construction starting in 1919, it still remains unfinished. Hearst Castle is open for tours daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Four daytime tours and one evening tour are available. The first tour starts at 8:20 am and the last tour starts at 3:20 pm. Evening tour starting time vary according to sunset hour. Contact the front desk for more information regarding booking the tour. Directly across from Hearst Castle on the west side of Highway 1 is the entrance to Hearst Memorial State Beach, a sandy cove once used as the ocean-front playground for Hearst, his family and friends.
