Hearst Castle I recently had the opportunity to visit Hearst Castle over the summer. I took a couple of the tours which included several of the rooms, the gardens, the pools and the guest houses. A brief history of the castle was explained on the bus trip to the top of the castle. There is a great deal of historic significance behind the making of Hearst Castle. What is now referred to as Hearst Castle …showed first 75 words of 961 total…

…showed last 75 words of 961 total…Of which all include ancient artifacts from statues of Egyptian gods to tapestries from Asia. The castle was donated to the state of California in 1957 as a historic house and museum. People who visit can take tours of the castle and watch videos of the castle, which include pictures of Hollywood’s famous stars. Hearst Castle is historic because of the different cultures it represents; the art, statues, architecture, rugs, tapestries, mosaics and other antiquities.