Atalaya Castle

I love this place. What talented and unique people the Huntingtons were. The beachfront home must have been so different than their northern properties. Even the servants quarters were comfortable. It's interesting to imagine what it must have been like with the large game animals there as models for here sculpture. I appreciate the low admission fee.

We truly enjoyed our quick trip exploring the castle while visiting Huntington State Park. The eldest in our group age 80+ enjoyed the stories and architecture. The youngest age 5 let his imagination soar. There are minimum to no handrails in the short stairways so if you're unsteady on stairs bring a friend or a cane. Lovely little gift shop on site. We will definitely be back for the craft festivities in March and September.

This is a great and very interesting place right in the middle of the state park. You may see a residence of well to do family during the Great Depression and a few years after the WW2. The structure still holds well and is a good lesson of the recent history.

If you’re in the Myrtle Beach area, you need to pay a visit to Huntington Beach and if you visit Huntington Beach, you need to visit Atalya Castle; particularly if you enjoy architecture and history. For a couple of dollars you can do a self-guided tour of the former winter retreat of the Huntingtons. They’ve done a good job of providing information along the way and there is an abundant amount of photo ops. We were limited on time so we will be paying this spot another visit in the future. I would plan for at least an hour to make your way around the facilities.

Easy walk exploring the castle. Very safe and inexpensive ($2/person). The kids weren't excited to go, but then had a blast exploring the castle. It was quite empty - we did not see anyone else there (other than the welcome desk and a maintenance worker). Go and have a good time. Enjoy a walk on the beach afterwards.

Really enjoyable. But, be aware although the fee for Atalaya is only a few bucks, you have to pay an entry fee to drive into the park. [I think it was around $15?] Walking to the beach behind Atalaya was especially enjoyable, like going back in time as if it were me that lived there years ago. Learning about the artist was fun too.

Very nice piece of history you can walk through. Both times we visited there was an occasional room you couldn't enter because they were repairing or restoring but you can still look inside. Each room has a plaque describing what the room was and how it was used along with other bits of facts and info along the way. Really clean and kept. Wasn't busy either time we visited, pretty much had the place to ourselves. There is a small gift shop with maps, shirts, toys and bottled water.

A vacation home constructed between 1931 and 1933. The architecture is very odd and worth walking through. It's only $2 or something to enter so it's worth while." A unique blend of Spanish and Moorish architectural styles"