Gilded Age Mansions Tour in New York
Scandals! Murder! Romance Architecture! Come step inside some of the few remaining Gilded Age mansions of Fifth Avenue and learn about the people who lived in and designed these masterpieces. If you're a fan of the HBO show The Gilded Age, you'll love this tour. During the Gilded Age New York City became home to the greatest concentration of wealth in human history.
As America's new millionaires competed with each other to see who could have the most ornate mansion alongside the newly created Central Park they spent vast sums of money to hire architects inspired by European palaces to build structures the likes of which had never been seen in America.
These men and women were as fascinating and complex as the homes they inhabited and we'll hear stories of power, greed, love and generosity from a time when America was quickly becoming one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world.
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Gilded Age Mansions Tour in New York
What's included in Gilded Age Mansions Tour in New York
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Our first mansion, we go into the mansion learn about the owner, architects and get an introduction to the Gilded Age and New York Society
We go inside the mansion and hear a scandalous story about the architect.
We learn about how the ex-wife of a former owner was a pioneer for women in America.
Inclusions
- Access to mansions
- Snacks
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We will meet you on the steps at the building at 1 East 78th street. Right on 78th street, just off 5th avenue.
