The wealthiest families of the Gilded Age lived in enormous mansions outfitted with gold, marble, and priceless art. Take a ...

Circus magnate John Ringling and his wife completed the Venetian palazzo in Sarasota, Florida, in 1926.

Everything visitors see today while exploring the Newport mansions is thanks to the Preservation Society of Newport County, a ...

The Vanderbilts, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, owned multiple opulent homes. The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, was their summer escape. Now a museum, the Breakers features ...

Vanderbilt, who was born into wealth and the railroad industry, built a 183,300-square-foot mansion for him and his family as a summer get away in Newport, Rhode Island.

Vacay like a Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Grace 41 Mary St // Newport, RI (401) 846-6200 // vanderbiltgrace.com Distance from White Plains: 3 hours A crisp fall weekend is the perfect time to indulge in a ...

You can also glimpse the mansions from one of Rhode Island’s most visited tourist attractions, Cliff Walk, a 3.5-mile public trail over private land on the precipice of the ocean.

TRAVEL Four Newport hotels ranked best in the world, according to Michelin Guide Much like the rest of Newport, Castle Hill Inn, The Chanler, Cliffside Inn, and The Vanderbilt each have distinct ...

News Live out your Gilded Age dreams by visiting these Newport mansions The historic gems are all featured in the HBO show.

The Vanderbilts occupied the mansion until 2018. Gladys Vanderbilt, the great-granddaughter of Cornelius, leased the property in 1972 to the nonprofit Preservation Society of Newport County.

I've toured eight Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Hudson Valley, New York. The mansions feature incredible displays of wealth such as walls covered in gold and silver.