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Enter the gilded age mansions and learn about the millionaires who lived here on a private or shared guided tour in New York City. Marvel at the interior design of these buildings, and learn about their architecture.

◆ United States ◆ New York City ◆ Upper East Side ◆ Central Park ◆ Northeastern USA ◆ East Coast, USA ◆ New York (State) ◆ James B. Duke House ◆ North America ◆ Fifth Avenue ◆ Upper Manhattan ◆ Manhattan ◆

Description

NYC: Gilded Age Mansions Guided 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.

What's included

Entry into 972 Fifth Avenue, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum Main Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art Main Hall
Visual aids that enhance experience
Guide
Private or shared walking tour

Exclusions

Ticket to Cooper Hewitt Design Museum to explore exhibits further
Ticket to Metropolitan Museum of Art to explore exhibits further
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Gratuities

Highlights

Be transported back to Gilded Age New York City
Savor the palatial interiors and exteriors of these rare mansions
Discover secret stories of scandals, murder, romance and design

Reviews

433 Reviews

Jun/19/2026 16:16:19

GetYourGuide traveler - United States () Jun/19/2026 16:16:19

Jun/18/2026 15:52:15

Luci - United States () Jun/18/2026 15:52:15

Luke was a fantastic guide that was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I love the show The Gilded Age and was hopeful that this would teach me more about that time period, and it did not disappoint. I have been a regular to NYC for over 10 years and was looking for something different to do and am very happy that we booked this. If you would like to learn interesting facts about old New York, then you will enjoy this tour.

Jun/17/2026 23:29:37

GetYourGuide traveler - United States () Jun/17/2026 23:29:37

Jun/11/2026 19:23:19

Sandra - United States () Jun/11/2026 19:23:19

Hi Our tour was great. Our guide was very informed. I liked it that he was able to show us pictures on his IPad. I guess I would have like to go inside more houses, but I understand that is hard to do. I did like the room they let us see in the French embassy and the foyer of another building. Other than that it was great. We did go on a tentement tour the next day because of this tour!

Jun/11/2026 13:19:19

GetYourGuide traveler - United States () Jun/11/2026 13:19:19

Care was a wonderful tour guide! He was friendly, upbeat and personable. He was a wealth of information and was able to answer every question. I highly recommend taking this tour!!

Jun/09/2026 11:41:39