Hearst Castle at San Simeon

Casa Grande at Hearst Castle	The Castle on the Hill at San Simeon	View of the Pacific from the manicured grounds	San Simeon's renowned Emerald Pool
William Randolph Hearst's suite is under the angled brown roof	Casa Grande's 165 rooms define opulence and extravagance	The Grand Dining Hall	A parlor adjacent to the Dining Hall
Billiard Room	15th Century Tapestry in the Billiard Room	The extravagant indoor Roman Pool	Tennis with a view, and a lot of lost balls
One of the five guest cottages	It is said that Hearst owned all the views from San Simeon	Alaskan Big Horned Sheep roam the hillsides below the Castle	Part of the Zebra herd at Hearst Castle
The Elephant Seal Rookery below Hearst Castle	Elephant Seals sunning on the beach.	Seals enjoying the surf	Birds from Piedras Blancas (White Rocks) buzz the beach
More Elephant Seals on this adjacent beach under Hearst Castle