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.

Patty Hearst turns 70 on Tuesday. That name might not mean a great deal to some of you. But it might bring back vivid memories of a rifle-toting young woman in news reports.

Known today as the Hearst Castle, the publishing tycoon’s unfinished La Cuesta Encantada (“Enchanted Hill”) features 38 bedrooms, 41 fireplaces and famous swimming pools. But perhaps as notable as the ...

The startling news 50 years ago Sunday that Patty Hearst, granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, had been kidnapped by a far-left terrorist organization was eclipsed only by the ...

On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia "Patty" Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint in her Berkeley, Calif., apartment — and what followed made headlines for years to come. Hearst is the ...

Since the Patty Hearst saga unfolded the U.S. has indeed become tough on crime. According to the ACLU , “Despite making up close to 5% of the global population, the U.S. has more than 20% of the ...

Senator, prospector, and businessman George Hearst purchased roughly 48,000 acres of the Piedra Blanca Rancho near San Simeon Bay in 1865. Along with his wife, Phoebe, and son, William Randolph ...

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 ...

Architect Julia Morgan, who designed Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, is the subject of a new anthology book.

Hearst Castle in San Simeon reopened May 11, 2022, welcoming back guests after a two-year closure due to COVID-19 and road repairs. ...

Visitors to Hearst Castle may notice some changes to the experience starting Wednesday, State Parks officials announced. The restrooms at the Visitor Center will be closed and replaced with ...

The Julia Morgan-designed Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. (Proimos/Wikiimedia Commons/CC BY SA-3.0) Built between 1919 and 1947 for publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, the opulent ...