"There's a vicious-looking bear on a frieze that you wouldn't want staring at you in your living room," said Dallas Saunders, the licensing agent for Hearst Castle Collection.

A examination of William Randolph Hearst's extravagant castle and the man himself-a sociable recluse, an ambitious slacker, a selfish giver, but always, a very public fascination.

Visitors at Hearst Castle will be able to go outside at night to see the “Art Under the Moonlight” tour featuring works from newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst’s collection.

Hearst Castle, one of the greatest testaments to fantasy ever built, becomes still more fantastic during Living History programs that re-create the great estate's heyday during a new season of ...

Hearst Castle is one of the top 10 most Instagram-worthy homes in the world, according to British interior design site Swift Direct Blinds. From photos of Greek statues posing beside a sky-blue ...

The Refectory was the only dining hall at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif. Guests dined at the antique Italian refectory tables surrounded by colorful Palio banners, intricately carved wood ...

Hearst Castle is one of the top 10 most Instagram-worthy homes in the world, according to British interior design site Swift Direct Blinds. From photos of Greek statues posing beside a sky-blue ...

Or the living room or the patio or the front walkway? People understandably put a lot of care and consideration into what baubles and gewgaws and figurines and wreaths and strings of bulbs they ...

Getting there: Hearst Castle is on California Highway 1, roughly halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It's about a five-hour drive from either city. Getting around: The only way to see ...

Hearst Castle is one of the top 10 most Instagram-worthy homes in the world, according to British interior design site Swift Direct Blinds.