To 5 Places in USA

1. Hearst Castle – California

Hearst Castle is a monument to early American magnificence in California's San Luis Obispo county. "La Cuesta Encantada," the enormous home of media mogul William Randolph Hearst, was built between 1919 and 1947 by architect Julia Morgan. Four buildings, 165 rooms, and 123 acres of terraced gardens, pools, and walkways make up the resort. Hearst's outstanding art collection, one of the country's most legendary, is also on display at the castle. The Neptune Pool has a capacity of over 345,000 gallons, while the classic interior Roman pool has a capacity of 205,000 gallons.

2. Biltmore Estate – North Carolina

The Biltmore Estate, located outside of Asheville, North Carolina, took six years to complete. The Vanderbilts fell in love with the region's pure beauty in 1889 and planned to build a magnificent French Renaissance mansion there. The 250-room mansion was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt and features landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted's meticulously manicured grounds. The Biltmore also boasts its own vineyard and winery, in addition to the Azalea Garden. The library, which has over 10,000 books, 65 fireplaces, a bowling alley, and a banquet hall with 70-foot ceilings are all worth seeing.

3. The Breakers – Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island, is home to scores of beautiful beachfront houses and is one of the greatest examples of America's Gilded Age grandeur. The Breakers, which was the Vanderbilts' summer home, is perhaps the most famous. Architect Richard Morris Hunt was tasked with designing an Italian-inspired "cottage" to create a magnificent backdrop for the family's extravagant social life, just as he was with the Biltmore. Its 70 rooms, completed in 1895, were inspired by the mediaeval palazzos of Genoa and Turin. The last Vanderbilt heirs sold the mansion to the Preservation Society of Newport County in 1972. The home has since been listed as a National Historic Landmark.

4. Fonthill Castle – Pennsylvania

Built between 1908 and 1912 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this former home of archaeologist, anthropologist, and ceramicist Henry Chapman Mercer. Fonthill Castle was designed by Mercer himself and is a mix of Gothic, Medieval, and Byzantine styles. It is largely used to display Mercer's outstanding and wide collection of Moravian tiles and prints. Following Mercer's death in 1930, the "Castle for the New World" was donated as a museum with 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces, and over 200 windows.

5. Iolani Palace – Hawaii

Iolani Palace, Hawaii's official house, was built in 1882 by King Kalakaua in downtown Honolulu, on ground that is said to have been an ancient heiau (place of worship). The Palace functioned as the Capitol building after the Hawaiian monarchy was deposed by the United States the following year. It eventually required major renovations and reopened as a museum in 1978. Iolani is the only formal royal residence on American territory, and it is regarded the only example of American Florentine, with inspiration from European palaces.

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