Blog Category: Hearst Castle

Discover 25 Essential Experiences on California’s Highway 1 Every road trip is a blank page, and Highway 1 offers endless ways to fill yours with color. Here, California’s legendary coastline unfolds like a dream —...

Let’s hit the road! One of America’s most scenic byways, this iconic stretch of highway was designed for top tier summer fun.

There’s no doubt about it: Fall is the best time of year to road trip along Highway 1. Thanks to mild weather and less crowded beaches, you’ll feel those relaxed Autumnal vibes in a big way.

What's your Hearst Castle vacation vibe? As fabulous as it would be to stay at Mr. Hearst's lavish Highway 1 estate, these enchanting San Simeon, Cambria and Ragged Point stays are the next-best thing.

Hearst Castle is calling—won’t you come in? After a two year closure, this world famous San Simeon estate is open to the public and ready to wow. Boasting a world class art collection, more than...

Situated on the Central Californian Coast between beach towns Big Sur and Santa Barbara, Highway 1—and the charming coastal towns of San Luis Obispo County tucked along with it—isn’t just a roadway. Highway 1 Road Trip is a destination in its own right!

Central California's oceanside cities inspire a luscious sense of peach.

Top travel journalists from across the country have been writing about the wonders of the Highway 1 Road Trip. Some are in awe of our gorgeous beaches. Others are fascinated by our beautiful wine country....

From Laurie Werner at Forbes Craggy cliffs bordering crashing waves with blankets of fog rolling in over one stretch of road and then suddenly disappearing around the next bend.  If you drive down California’s famous...

Expect elephant seals and monarch butterfly preserves, white sandy beaches and wineries, a world-famous castle, and some of the freshest food in the state.

From Hugh Garvey at Sunset Magazine Food-obsessed travelers tend to romanticize culinary epiphanies in faraway places: eating Hokkaido scallop at a Ginza sushi spot in Tokyo, fresh anchovies on a sun-dappled deck on the Amalfi...

Shake Things Up With These 5 Truly Epic Family Road Trips A family road trip is a family road trip, until it’s not. From Terry Ward of Fatherly Family road trips never go out of style....

From LA to San Francisco: What it’s like driving one of America’s best road trips From Melanie Haiken When an enormous chunk of California’s famed Highway 1 crumbled into the Pacific Ocean in January, it looked...

Reader’s Digest lists 13 California Road Trips You Should Try to Take at Least Once From Carrie Bell The Golden State has it all, from snow-covered mountains to majestic forests to metropolises and miles and...

At this exact moment in time, no one really knows what travel will look like in the future. Or even when it will open back up. Will the quarantine lift closer to the Fourth of July or...

Visit These Four Gardens to Get Your First Taste of Spring’s Bounty Wherever you are in the United States, here’s where to go to embrace the season’s best feature—freshly-bloomed florals. By Erica Sloan  March 17, 2020Read...

HIGHWAY 1’S TIME-HONORED DESTINATIONS AWAIT YEAR-ROUND Cruise back in time as you traverse Highway 1 along the scenic SLO CAL coast. From illuminating lighthouse tours to Hearst’s famous castle overlooking the Pacific, the region’s rich history...

Want to travel deeper? Follow our all-new History & Heritage Trail History buffs, start your engines. Introducing the Highway 1 Road Trip’s History & Heritage Trail, designed for travelers who want to dig deep on...