Life on the Open Road - Castles for the Poor and the Rich

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I wanted to tour the Hearst Castle on our trip down the California coast, but first stopped in Cambria to see the "Poor Man's Hearst Castle." Otherwise know as "Nit Wit Ridge," it was built by Art Beal, a garbage collector, who bought the lot in 1928 and spent the next 50 years building his castle out of materials that others were throwing away. He also salvaged natural materials.One of those natural materials was abalone shells, which you can see here.And there are a lot of quaint folk art pieces, such as this deer.There were also a lot of toilets on the roof. I'm not sure what they were used for.The current owners work hard to maintain the property, and do offer tours. Unfortunately, we we there at the wrong time.We then hurried on up ...Read more...

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