Make a reservation, you won’t regret it. A century ago, if your name was William Randolph Hearst, you inherited thousands of acres and money was no object, “America’s Castle” was the vision you could make into a mountaintop reality. A private architect, Julia Morgan, is credited with the project. Hearst called it “the ranch,” more obvious when you see wild zebras that still roam in the distance. Set on 127 acres of landscaped grounds, La Casa Grande has 115 rooms containing 25,000 artifacts, including colonnades gracing the outdoor Neptune Pool and sculptures surrounding the mosaic indoor Roman Pool. Tip: Don’t miss the IMAX presentation with actual footage from the castle’s construction between 1919 and 1946. hearstcastle.org