If you thought that America had no castles, then guess again! Welcome to Hearst Castle. This place is four stories high, with at least four towers and the house alone is 11,ooo square feet. This does not include the mile or so drive up the hill, where it was said that Hearst let animals roam, to the house nor the outdoor pools and tennis courts.
Hearst was a man all about the antiquities. He loved to collect original artifacts from Greece as well as orginal texts. The picture to the right is the outdoor pool with real columns from Ancient Greece. Everything is either from Ancient Greece or was marble. All in all, abolustely gorgeous. The picture above is the side of the main house with its balcony outside the bedrooms. Guests did not stay inside the main building. Instead they had their own building that was completely furnished. Guests only ever needed to leave to get food from the dining room/kitchen. Otherwise the guests in the guest house would never have to leave.
The picture to the left is of Hearst's indoor pool. The wall, floor and even the inside of the pool is all hand crafted mosaic tile. The craziest thing of all though, is this isn't even the whole pool. The pool would not fit in the lense of my camera. Whereever there is an indentation, the pool actually continues a couple of feet into those crevaces. That's not all either! In these crooks are marble statues. This is another must see if you are ever in California.
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