The drawing room

Hearst Castle to Santa Barbara

---

March 18th 2010
18 March 2010 The morning was spent taking a tour of Hearst Castle, the unbelievably opulent house built in the 1920s by the newspaper magnet William Randolph Hearst in the hills of a huge ranch he inherited from his parents. For 20 years Hearst and his mistress Marion Davies entertained a constant string of guests here including many famous people of the age. A collection of over 2,000 works ... read more

North America » United States » California

---

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more