New York Gilded Age Mansions Tour

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.

Meeting Point

1 E 78th St

1 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

We will meet you on the steps at the building at 1 East 78th street. Right on 78th street, just off 5th avenue.

What's included:

• Access to mansions

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

1 E 78th St

1 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

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

10 minutes

972 5th Ave

972 5th Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

We go inside the mansion and hear a scandalous story about the architect.

10 minutes

991 5th Ave

991 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

We learn about how the ex-wife of a former owner was a pioneer for women in America.

5 minutes

2 E 79th St

2 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

We learn why one of the former owners went to prison for one of the biggest scandals in American history, how two reclusive owners had a link to one of the most famous men in early New York history, and how this beautiful building was saved from destruction.

10 minutes

1009 5th Ave

1009 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

We discover a surprise about the size of this mansion and how a former owner left a gift that helps many students get a full scholarship to one of the best universities in America.

10 minutes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 5th Ave, , New York City, 10028-0198, New York

We go inside and learn about the Met Gala and how the Met has an fun connection to Gilded Age glamor.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

1040 5th Ave

1040 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, USA

We learn how a famous former resident helped save one of the most famous and beautiful Gilded Age buildings from being destroyed.

5 minutes

Neue Galerie

1048 5th Ave, , New York City, 10028-0111, New York

We learn the Vanderbilt connection to this building and discover how the Vanderbilts became the richest family in America and one of the most influential.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

2 E 91st St

2 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128, USA

We discover how the owner of this mansion was a pioneer in philanthropy in America and contributed to science education, the arts and peace.

10 minutes

1 E 91st St

1 E 91st St, New York, NY 10128, USA

We learn how the owner of this building has a surprising connection to Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and The Jonas brothers.

5 minutes

1109 5th Ave

1109 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

We hear how the owner of this building was warned not to build it, but defied New York society and built it anyway.

5 minutes