The main restaurant offers fine seafood and pasta, while more casual fare is available at an outdoor snack bar. A footpath near the lodge leads to stunning cliffside views. Heading south once again, turn off the highway to the Hearst Castle Visitor Center. After a trip emphasizing natural beauty, Hearst Castle at San Simeon offers a look at what one man can create. A shuttle bus takes visitors up the winding road and through the hills and fields that once housed the owner's open-air zoo.
Some zebras still roam the area.
What newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst first envisioned as a summer retreat became a massive Mediterranean-style estate and then a state park open for tours. One of the two pools is faced in marble and includes a Greco-Roman temple facade and marble collonnades. Tours of the castle go quickly, and soon you'll be back near the ocean, contemplating everything you've seen. Your local AAA Travel office can supply you with travel information.