Hearst Castle
California State Park
Free
2.1.1for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Hearst Castle
Be immersed in America’s most glamorous and fascinating castle, built by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan. Although portrayed as a power hungry egoist in the movie Citizen Kane, Hearst was simply a builder with a dream. That dream lead to the construction of the legendary Hearst Castle, a place that has invoked the imaginations of everyone who has seen it.
— THE APP —
Experience Hearst Castle and the people who inspired and created it with exclusive and never before seen images, stories, narration, interviews with past Hearst Castle guests, and video curated by Hearst Castle’s own historians.
• Learn about William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and Julia Morgan
• Discover the Neptune Pool, private air strip, hidden dressing rooms, and much more
• Audio narration and text by Hearst Castle historian Victoria Kastner
• Images by Hearst Castle photographer Victoria Garagliano
— MORE ABOUT HEARST CASTLE —
Hearst Castle is a 165-room estate that sits on 250,000 acres near the remote seaside hamlet of San Simeon, California. It was a private getaway for the elite in the 1920s through 1940s, luring Hollywood stars, powerful political leaders, and renown literary figures such as Jean Paul Getty, Bernard Shaw, Calvin Coolidge, Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Marion Davies. It also contains one of the largest and most unique private collections that exists today.
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*GPS usage: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Guidekick is optimized to conserve as much battery life as possible, and will only be used for on-site navigation.
Questions, problems, or feedback? Please email us rather than giving a low rating, we'll help you out!: support@guidekick.co
— THE APP —
Experience Hearst Castle and the people who inspired and created it with exclusive and never before seen images, stories, narration, interviews with past Hearst Castle guests, and video curated by Hearst Castle’s own historians.
• Learn about William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and Julia Morgan
• Discover the Neptune Pool, private air strip, hidden dressing rooms, and much more
• Audio narration and text by Hearst Castle historian Victoria Kastner
• Images by Hearst Castle photographer Victoria Garagliano
— MORE ABOUT HEARST CASTLE —
Hearst Castle is a 165-room estate that sits on 250,000 acres near the remote seaside hamlet of San Simeon, California. It was a private getaway for the elite in the 1920s through 1940s, luring Hollywood stars, powerful political leaders, and renown literary figures such as Jean Paul Getty, Bernard Shaw, Calvin Coolidge, Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Marion Davies. It also contains one of the largest and most unique private collections that exists today.
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*GPS usage: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Guidekick is optimized to conserve as much battery life as possible, and will only be used for on-site navigation.
Questions, problems, or feedback? Please email us rather than giving a low rating, we'll help you out!: support@guidekick.co
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.1.1
Last updated on Jul 8, 2023
Old Versions
Improved text rendering
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Version History
2.1.1
Jul 8, 2023
Improved text rendering
2.0.5
May 14, 2019
Bug fixes
2.0.3
Apr 27, 2017
Bug fixes!
2.0.2
Jun 17, 2016
• Support for iPad
• Support for Apple Watch
• Improved map and content navigation
• Performance optimizations and bug fixes
• Support for Apple Watch
• Improved map and content navigation
• Performance optimizations and bug fixes
2.0
Jun 2, 2015
- Completely new interactive 3D map, which is now usable on and off-site
- Audio interviews with past Hearst Castle guests
- New text, narration, images, and video
- Interface redesign
- Audio interviews with past Hearst Castle guests
- New text, narration, images, and video
- Interface redesign
1.2.1
Mar 21, 2014
• Fixed "Explore" mode bug with iOS 7.1 update
1.2.0
Mar 5, 2014
• New "Private Audio Mode" allows you to discreetly play audio during your visit
• Huge content update with new images, audio, and points of interest
• Introduction tutorial is now accessible from the side menu
• Huge content update with new images, audio, and points of interest
• Introduction tutorial is now accessible from the side menu
1.1.1
Nov 25, 2013
• New introduction and tutorial
• New content featuring the East Courtyard, Venetian architecture, and construction plans
• New radio songs
• New settings page to control onsite notifications
• General performance and bug fixes
• New content featuring the East Courtyard, Venetian architecture, and construction plans
• New radio songs
• New settings page to control onsite notifications
• General performance and bug fixes
1.1.0
Nov 19, 2013
• New exclusive Roman Pool content
• Background notifications alert you of what's close when you are at Hearst Castle
• iOS7 swipe navigation
• General performance and bug fixes
• Background notifications alert you of what's close when you are at Hearst Castle
• iOS7 swipe navigation
• General performance and bug fixes
1.0.2
Nov 6, 2013
• Improved "Explore" mode for Hearst Castle visitors
• Improved "Library" performance
• Minor bug fixes
• Improved "Library" performance
• Minor bug fixes
1.0.1
Oct 31, 2013
• Improved "Explore" mode for Hearst Castle visitors
• Added new images and content
• Optimized performance and memory usage
Thank you for using the Hearst Castle app! If you have any feedback or suggestions please email us at support@guidekick.co
• Added new images and content
• Optimized performance and memory usage
Thank you for using the Hearst Castle app! If you have any feedback or suggestions please email us at support@guidekick.co
1.0
Oct 30, 2013
Hearst Castle FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Hearst Castle.
iPhone
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 10.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
Hearst Castle supports English
