Fifth Ave Gilded Age Mansions - Private Tour
From $42 per person
What to Expect
Highlights:
- See the footprint of the largest single residence ever built in Manhattan
- Take in outrageous stories of Gilded Age wealth, architecture, and art on Fifth Avenue while strolling along the very Avenue where they happened
- Learn some of the secrets of the famous Frick Collection as you stroll by
- Discover a stunning bookshop hidden inside a Fifth Ave mansion
- Uncover one of the last single residence mansion on Fifth Avenue
- Visit the oldest building on Millionaire's Row, Fifth Avenue
Tour Description:
Take a stroll along Fifth Avenue as it was during the Gilded Age when grand mansions of millionaires lined the illustrious street. As you revisit Millionaire’s Row, you will discover works of architecture lost to time and some that remain today with a new purpose. This tour will resurrect some of the magnificent mansions that no longer stand bringing those glamorous abodes back to life with stunning historical images and scintillating stories of the affairs that took place inside. We will have the opportunity to peek inside two of those gilded Age mansions, one currently used as a retail store and another used as an embassy’s cultural services.
Includes
Walking tour in English, led by a local New Yorker
Ear pieces provided to each guests, ensuring everyone hears the guide perfectly, even from a distance
Restrictions
This tour is happening on flat grounds and most people can participate. If you think you'll need assistance, please email us at [email protected] so we can best prepare your visit.
Duration
2 hours
Address
The tour starts at the gold statue of General William Sherman on a horse, located on 5th Ave between 59th and 60th St, Manhattan
Pricing
| Private Tour | $396.23 |
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the tour starts
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